Spotykach: recipes for traditional fruit, berry and spicy liqueurs based on vodka or moonshine

What is spotykach and how it differs from liquor

Spotykach is a Ukrainian drink that appeared in the XNUMXth century. In those days, mainly women were engaged in the preparation of the drink, so spotykach was called “ladies'”. Its name is associated with the effect that it produces on the drinker: the legs become heavy and “do not obey” the owner. Moreover, intoxication is manifested exclusively in the coordination of movements, and the mind and speech of a person remain the same.

The fortress of spotykach is at least 20–25 degrees. Sugar in the drink contains about 25%, so it can be called the “golden mean” between liqueur and liquor. A drink is made on the basis of dried fruits, berries, spices and herbs.

The main difference between spotykach and homemade liqueurs and tinctures is the heat treatment that the drink undergoes during preparation. By the way, not only berries and dried fruits are thermally processed, but also alcohol itself – moonshine or vodka, as well as sugar syrup. While the liqueur is not boiled, but only infused.

In order for the spotykach to turn out really tasty, you need to follow some recommendations:

1. Selection of berries and fruits. The raw materials on the basis of which the drink is prepared must be of high quality. On berries and fruits there should be no traces of rot, mold, dents.
2. Alcohol. Spotykach is often prepared with the addition of vodka, but moonshine is often used as an alcohol base. In this situation, it is very important to use only a well-purified product. Otherwise, the drink will have an unpleasant odor and taste.
3. Granulated sugar. Following the original recipe, quite a lot of sugar is added to the mass. However, if the end result is not entirely satisfactory, the dose of granulated sugar can be reduced depending on your own preferences.

Video “A simple recipe for spottykach”

From this video you will learn how to cook spotykach at home.

Recipes

Spotykach is a drink of the Slavs, who lived mainly in Ukraine. However, it is still quite common today. Often it is prepared at home, updating long-known recipes with new ingredients.

Rowan

Necessary ingredients:

• rowan – 1 kg;
• vodka – 750 ml;
• sugar – 1,2 kg;
• water – 0,5 l.

Rowan must be washed, dried and crushed to a puree state. Make sugar syrup. Ready syrup and rowan juice must be combined with alcohol, put on low heat, continuously stirring the mass. As soon as it thickens, the mountain ash spotykach is removed from the stove, cooled and distributed over prepared containers.

There is a version that the modern recipe based on mountain ash is identical to the Varangian.

Citric

To prepare you will need:

• lemons – 5 pcs.;
• vodka – 700 ml;
• sugar – 400 g;
• water – 250 ml;
• favorite spices – 1 tsp.

Lemons must first be poured with boiling water, peeled, cut into pulp. Prepare sugar syrup, send chopped lemon there, a little zest, spices. The mass is boiled for 10 minutes. The syrup is removed from the stove and poured with alcohol. After cooling, the drink should be infused for a week.

Acacia on alcohol

You should prepare:

• acacia flowers – 100 g;
• vodka – 700 ml;
• water – 2 glass;
• granulated sugar – 300

Acacia flowers must be candied and infused for at least 24 hours. Combine acacia with sugar syrup and boil for a few minutes over low heat. Pour in vodka, cool. Distribute into pre-prepared bottles.

Anisic

You need to stock up on the following ingredients:

• anise – 50 g;
• vodka – 1,5 l;
• granulated sugar – 2 kg;
• vodka – 3 l;
• orange peel – 10 g;
• spices – 1 g each.

Anise seeds should be lightly crushed and poured with alcohol. The resulting mass insist 2-3 days. Prepare the syrup and pour it into the anise tincture, add spices and pour the drink into a bottle. The container must be shaken daily. The drink will be ready to drink after a week.

From young walnuts

To prepare you will need:

• young nuts – 0,5 kg;
• vodka – 1 l;
• fruit seeds – 20 pcs.;
• granulated sugar – 400 g;
• vanillin and spices – to taste.

Nuts must be chopped, pour vodka and put in a sunny place. It takes about a month to insist. Drain the vodka, add granulated sugar, fruit seeds and spices to it. The mass is insisted for another 7 days, shaking daily.

Plum on vodka

You should prepare:

• plums – 2 kg;
• vodka – 1,5 l;
• granulated sugar – 800 g;
• water – 1 l.

Rinse the plums, pour water with sugar and cook until the fruit softens. Add vodka, do not bring to a boil. The composition must be cooled, sent to a container, add fruits and leave for 10 days. Plums must be slightly squeezed through gauze, the drink filtered and combined with fruit juice. Pour into jars.

Currant

Necessary ingredients:

• currants – 1 kg;
• water – 0,5 l;
• vodka or moonshine – 0,8 l;
• sugar – 600

Currants should be sorted out, washed, crushed, candied. Send in boiling water for 5 minutes. Introduce alcohol and boil over low heat for 20 minutes. Cool the composition and strain. Insist 14 days in a dry place.

Cherry

You need to stock up on the following ingredients:

• cherry – 300 g;
• vodka – 0,5 l;
• prunes – 50 g;
• granulated sugar – 300

Candied cherries, leave for the night. Put the fruits on the fire, boil for 2-3 minutes. Introduce chopped prunes. Cool the mass, pour alcohol, leave for 2 weeks. Strain the drink and distribute into containers.

Mint

To make a drink you will need:

• mint – 100 g;
• moonshine – 1 l;
• granulated sugar – 2 glass;
• water – 2 glass;
• orange peel, spices – to taste.

Prepare sugar syrup, add washed mint leaves, spices. Boil for 20 minutes, combine with moonshine and cool. Infuse the drink for 5-7 days.

From prunes

You need to prepare:

• prunes – 400 g;
• granulated sugar – 400 g;
• vodka – 500 ml;
• water – 300 ml.

Prunes need to be washed, sent to pre-cooked and cooled syrup. Add alcohol, leave for about 2-3 days. Filter before use.

Crimson

You will need the following ingredients:

• raspberries – 1 kg;
• sugar – 1 kg;
• water – 900 ml;
• Vanillin – to taste;
• alcohol – 750 ml.

Wash raspberries, crush, send to boiling sugar syrup. Boil the mass for about 2 minutes and remove from the stove. Introduce vodka with vanilla, boil, not bringing to a boil. Distribute in containers.

Apricot

To prepare you will need:

• apricot – 1 kg;
• moonshine – 0,75 l;
• granulated sugar – 400 g;
• water – 0,5 l.

Wash the apricot, separate from the stone and boil until softened. Remove from heat, pour alcohol and insist for a week. After this time, strain the mass and distribute it into containers.

Coffee

Stock up on the following ingredients:

• coffee – 150 g;
• water – 1 l;
• vodka – 0,5 l;
• sugar – 0,5 kg.

Pour freshly ground coffee with water and leave for 24 hours. Filter the water and boil for 20 minutes over low heat. Cool, filter again, add sugar, boil for another 5 minutes. Introduce alcohol and send it back to the stove for 2 minutes. Cool and pour into containers.

Cranberry

You will need:

• cranberries – 1 kg;
• water – 3,5 glass;
• sugar – 1 kg;
• vodka – 750 g;
• vanilla – 2-3 sticks.

Cranberries must be sorted out, washed under running water and crushed with a wooden crusher. Send cranberry juice to boiling syrup, boil for another 5 minutes and remove from heat. Introduce vodka, boil, not bringing to a boil.

Vodka is recommended to insist on vanilla for 2-3 days. Thanks to this, the taste of the drink will be more saturated.

With nutmeg and cloves

The recipe is considered a classic and one of the oldest.

Ingredients:

• moonshine – 1 l;
• vanillin – 30 g;
• granulated sugar – 400 g;
• saffron – 10 g;
• Cinnamon – 10 g;
• cloves – 10 g;
• nutmeg – 20 g.

Pour moonshine, spices into a glass container. It is necessary to insist the mass for 14 days in a dark and dry place. It is important to gently shake the jar every day so that all the components are mixed. Add sugar to the composition, heat slightly over low heat and strain.

With orange peel

To make a drink you will need:

• moonshine – 1,5 l;
• sugar – 2 kg;
• water – 3 l;
• orange peel – 10 g;
• cloves, cinnamon – to taste.

Prepare sugar syrup, add spices and grated zest. Boil for 10 minutes, remove from heat and cool. Filter through a layer of gauze and insist for a week, shaking every day. Filter, distribute in containers and infuse for a couple of months.

From roses

Necessary ingredients:

• tea rose flowers – 100 g;
• granulated sugar – 300 g;
• moonshine or vodka – 3 glasses;
• water – 2 cups.

Candied rose flowers, put in the refrigerator for a day. Pour roses with water, add alcohol, mix all the ingredients thoroughly and distribute into bottles. To prepare this original drink, it is recommended to use barely blossomed rosebuds.

The technology for preparing a dessert alcoholic drink is completely simple and does not require serious financial costs. That is why absolutely everyone can make a stomp. Such a cocktail, along with wine and champagne, will be an original and tasty addition to any festive table.