Moonshine-based tinctures: 12 recipes at home

Strong drinks obtained by infusion of fruits and dry vegetable raw materials on moonshine are popular because of the absolute naturalness and ease of preparation.

Делать их не только просто, но и быстро – срок выдержки обычно не превышает 2 недель, а иногда достаточно и пары суток.

Tips before starting

1. Aromatic herbs, nuts, exotic spices, berries are suitable as a basis.

2. Moonshine is taken of high quality: purified or obtained during the secondary distillation (“double”). Fortress: 40-50%.

3. If desired, bitter drinks are sweetened with honey, flavored with hot and spicy seasonings, flavored with concentrated oils.

4. При умеренном употреблении такие продукты могут оказывать благотворное воздействие на организм и применяться в качестве лекарственного средства.

5. Of particular value are infusions prepared from self-harvested raw materials collected in clean regions, away from roads and large settlements.

Tincture “Resurrection”

Currant extract is made by keeping blackcurrant leaves on moonshine for about 10 days.

Ingredients

1. Thyme – 10 g

2. Sage – 5 g

3. Marjoram – 22 years

4. St. John’s wort – 30 g

5. Oak bark – 10 g

6. Coriander – 7 g

7. Moonshine – 700 ml

8. Currant extract – 300 ml

Method of preparation

1. Ceiling herbs and bark, mix all solid ingredients.

2. Pour the plant mass with moonshine, let it soak for 10 days.

3. Add currant liquid to the infusion, shake, strain through a filter.

Tincture “Aralia”

В данном рецепте за основу берут готовые спиртовые настои.

If desired, you can cook them yourself by soaking vegetable raw materials in vodka for several days.

Ingredients

1. Aralia root tincture – 4 ml

2. Lemongrass tincture – 4 ml

3. Eleutherococcal extract – 4 ml

4. Honey – 60 g

5. Moonshine – 1 l

Method of preparation

1. Combine infusions, dissolve honey in the mixture.

2. Introduce moonshine, filter the resulting liquid.

Tincture on oak bark “Spicy”

Ingredients

1. Oak bark – 2 tsp

2. Carnation – 3 pcs.

3. Cover – 1 g

4. Vanilla – 1 g

5. Honey – 1 tsp

6. Moonshine – 2 l

Method of preparation

1. Finely crush the bark, add spices, sweeten with honey, mix.

2. Soak the mass in moonshine, leave for 24 hours.

3. Pass the infusion through the filter.

Tincture “Golden”

Ingredients

1. Linden blossom – 25 g

2. Oregano – 15 g

3. Calamus root – 15 g

4. Листья малины – 50 г

5. Moonshine – 600 ml

6. Rhodiola rosea tincture – 4 ml

7. Water – 300 ml

Method of preparation

1. Soak dry raw materials in moonshine, withstand 1 week.

2. Express the infusion, pour in the Rhodiola extract, dilute with water.

3. Дать напитку настояться около 1 недели, профильтровать.

Tincture “Lemon”

Ingredients

1. Lemon zest – 100 g

2. Salt – a pinch

3. Black peppercorns – 6 pcs.

4. Moonshine – 1 l

Method of preparation

1. Peel the zest, salt, season with pepper.

2. Pour moonshine, leave for 5 weeks, shaking the bottle regularly.

3. Strain infusion.

Tincture “Hunting”

Ingredients

1. Juniper berries – 50 g

2. Horseradish root – 40 g

3. Dill seeds – 50 g

4. Salt – a pinch

5. Ground black pepper – 2 g

6. Moonshine – 1 l

Method of preparation

1. Wipe the horseradish, mix all the solid ingredients, pour moonshine.

2. Keep warm for up to 2 weeks, periodically shaking the container.

3. Filter the infusion.

Tincture “Peppered spicy”

Ingredients

1. Ground black pepper – 10 g

2. Allspice – 10 g

3. Cardamom oil – 2-3 drops

4. Moonshine – 1 l

Method of preparation

1. Pour both types of pepper into a vessel, add oil.

2. Pour a sharp mass of moonshine.

3. Wait 1,5 weeks, drain the infusion, pass through the filter.

Tincture “Cowberry”

Ingredients

1. Lingonberries – 1,5 kg

2. Moonshine – 1 l

3. Мед (сахар) – по вкусу

Method of preparation

1. Ceiling the washed and dried berries.

2. Put the lingonberry mass in a bottle, sweeten.

3. Pour moonshine into the berry, send it to heat for 3,5 weeks.

4. Pass through a gauze cloth, withstand the infusion for another 1 week.

5. Дополнительно подсластить по вкусу, процедить.

Fisherman’s tincture

Ingredients

1. Garlic – 3-4 cloves

2. Ground black pepper – 3 g

3. Bay leaf – 5 g

4. Sugars – 30 g

5. Moonshine – 1 l

Method of preparation

1. Finely chop the garlic, grind the bay leaves, combine into a total mass.

2. Sprinkle with pepper and sugar, soak the mixture in moonshine.

3. Дать жидкости напитаться, регулярно помешивая, 5 суток.

4. Pass the infusion through the filter.

Tincture “Tea” with raisins

Ingredients

1. Black tea – 2 tsp.

2. Moonshine – 600 ml

3. Raisins – 2 tbsp. l.

4. Sugar – 1 st. l.

5. Peppercorns – 5-6 pcs.

6. Bay leaves – 2-3 pcs.

7. Vanillin – a pinch

Method of preparation

1. Mix all dry ingredients, pour moonshine.

2. Send to a warm nook for 1 week.

3. Сцедить жидкость и пробовать.

Ryabinovka on moonshine

To create a bright, fragrant drink, both orange wild berries and garden chokeberries are used.

Cranberry and currant tincture is prepared in a similar way.

Sugar is added at will, you can do without sweetening.

To add a spicy aroma, a few clove grains are thrown into the drink. Rowan is harvested after the first frost.

Ingredients

1. Rowan – 1 kg

2. Moonshine – 1 l

3. Sugar – 0,35 kg

Method of preparation

1. Dry the berries in the oven or knead well.

2. Pour sugar, knead the mass, leave for a couple of days.

3. Pour infusion of moonshine, send for 1-2 months in the dark, not forgetting to shake the drink regularly.

4. Сцедить и профильтровать жидкость.

Tincture “Slavic”

Ingredients

1. St. John’s wort – 30 g

2. Donnik – 30 years

3. Oregano – 15 g

4. Dried rowan – 45 g

5. Dried raspberries – 45 g

6. Яблоки сушеные – 45 г

7. Vanillin – 2 g

8. Moonshine – 1 l

Method of preparation

1. Mix herbs and dried fruits, add vanillin.

2. Pour the mixture with moonshine, stand for 2 weeks, filter.

Relevance: 29.11.2018

Tags: Liqueurs, Liqueurs, Tinctures, Recipes for tinctures