Tincture “cranberry on cognac” – recipe

Berry tinctures on cognac are popular because these two products are combined and complement each other. They are prepared quickly and easily. Wild berries are easy to buy all year round, fresh or frozen. Traditionally, at home, “cranberry”, as it was called by the people, is cooked on moonshine, alcohol. There are many recipes to help get a fragrant tincture. But true connoisseurs like cranberries on cognac.

So that it does not disappoint, high-quality ingredients are used for its preparation – aged cognac and ripe berries picked immediately after the first frost.

Classic cranberry tincture on cognac

The classic recipe will take a little time, but the end result is worth it. Patience will be rewarded with a delicate aroma, bright color and pleasant taste of the drink, absorbing the beneficial properties of berries, spices and cognac. Pouring will help to quickly warm up on cold evenings.

To prepare the tincture, you will need to stock up on the following products:

• 0,6 kg of fresh, frozen cranberries;
• 2 tbsp. cognac;
• 1 st. vodka;
• 1 Art. water;
• 0,5 kg of granulated sugar;
• 3 st. l. honey;
• 3-4 buds of cloves;
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon, you can use 1 stick.

Steps for preparing fragrant cranberries on cognac with spices:

1. Sort fresh berries, rinse under running water, dry. Defrost, remove excess moisture.

   

   Advice! Do not immediately add a lot of sugar to the drink. After standing, a sample is taken, and if it is sour, sugar syrup can be added.
2. Pour cranberries with sugar, lightly press down with a pusher so that they let the juice flow.
3. For the preparation of brandy tincture, glassware and an enameled pan are used.
4. Cover the container with berries on top with gauze, leave for 2 days at room temperature.
5. When the berries with sugar start up the juice, boil, add water, wait for the boil.
6. After the berry mixture has cooled, again you need to cover with gauze and leave for three days.
7. Strain and squeeze the cranberries through a cloth.
8. Pour the cake remaining after straining with vodka.
9. Mix the resulting juice with cognac. When water and alcohol are combined, it is more correct to pour in the alcohol last.
10. In separate containers with tightly closed lids, leave juice and cake to infuse for 14 days.
11. After the required amount of time has passed, carefully drain the contents of the cans, try not to get the sediment into the strained drink.
12. Add honey, spices, mix.
13. Pour the cranberry tincture into a jar, close tightly with a nylon lid, leave for 30 days in a cool place, refrigerator.
14. Pour the prepared cranberries on cognac into bottles.

Homemade tincture according to this classic recipe is in no way comparable to that purchased in a store. It has a spicy aroma, retains the beneficial properties of wild berries.

To get a fragrant liqueur, it is important to choose the right alcohol. When choosing cognac, they stop at the option with an average price. But it is better to take grape vodka, chacha.

Store a similar tincture for up to 16 months in the cellar. The drink goes like a dessert, consumed in small portions, diluted with berry juices.

Sweet tincture

Cranberry tincture helps with colds, treats arthrosis, if mixed with beets and radishes. To remove the bitterness inherent in radish and the sourness of cranberries, it is worth adding honey, which increases the beneficial properties of the drink.

To prepare a healing tincture, you will need the following products:

• 0,5 kg of cranberries;
• 0,5 kg of black radish;
• 0,5 kg beet;
• 2 tbsp. cognac.

Stages of preparation:

1. Peel the radishes and beets, pass through a meat grinder or chop with a blender.
2. Put the ingredients in one spacious container, leave to infuse for 14 days.
3. After the liqueur has stood, strain through cheesecloth, previously folded in several layers.
4. Add 1 tbsp. honey or sugar, mix, bottle, store in the refrigerator.

Cranberry tincture on cognac for medicinal purposes is taken 1 tbsp. l. on an empty stomach, 15-20 minutes before breakfast. Take a course of treatment several times a year. Each person has his own preferences for the amount of sugar, so initially add the amount strictly according to the recipe, and after taking the sample, you can increase its content.

Sweet cranberries infused with cognac with the addition of radish and beets help relieve inflammation and pain in the joints, restore interarticular tissues and alleviate the general condition of a person during an illness.

Often when preparing a tincture, sugar settles to the bottom of the jar. You can simply pour it into another container, if there is enough sweetness, mix so that the sugar dissolves.

How to prepare the tincture “cranberry on cognac” is described in the video:

A quick cranberry cognac recipe

This recipe will help out those who urgently need cranberry tincture, but there is no time to wait. Under other conditions, maturation will require an average of 1,5 months, but it is possible to get a tasty and healthy tincture within a few hours after the start of preparation. But this recipe has a minus – some of the useful properties of the berry are lost during steaming, but the taste remains unchanged.

Products:

• 1 art. cranberries;
• 2 tbsp. cognac;
• 1 st. sugar (can be replaced with honey);
• 1 tbsp. water.

Step by step recipe for this recipe:

1. Sort the berries, rinse under running water, pour over boiling water, pour into a jar and add the right amount of sugar.
2. Mash the cranberries with a wooden rolling pin.
3. Pour cognac into the container, mix the contents thoroughly, close the lid tightly and leave in a warm place for 2 hours.
4. Strain the tincture.
5. Add warm water, stir.
6. Cool the drink, pour into a bottle, close tightly.

The tincture can be stored in the refrigerator for about a year. To make the tincture more fragrant, mint branches are used as additional ingredients, 1 tbsp. l. galangal (Potentilla root).

Benefit

Cranberries are rich in a whole complex of vitamins: C, PP and K1, group B. It contains trace elements necessary for the proper functioning of all body systems: triterpene and benzoic acids, magnesium and others. Thanks to the alcohol, which is part of the tincture, the beneficial components of the berry quickly penetrate the bloodstream through the walls of the digestive tract, so they are absorbed faster. Cognac is a preservative that preserves the useful properties of cranberries and increases their shelf life.

Cranberry tincture on cognac has a positive effect on the body:

• reduces high temperature;
• increases the body’s resistance to respiratory diseases;
• relieves joint pain;
• negatively affects pathogenic microorganisms;
• removes excess fluid.

If you regularly take cognac tincture, you can quickly get rid of the symptoms of a cold, cure diseases of the intestines and stomach, strengthen the immune system and increase appetite. Before drinking the drink, you should consult a doctor, there may be contraindications.

Conclusion

Cranberries on cognac have a pronounced taste, and you can smooth it out with flavorings, mint, cinnamon. The choice of additional ingredients is huge, you can experiment for a long time and eventually get a healthy drink with different tastes. Before proceeding with the preparation of the drink, it is recommended to initially try the classic recipe, and then cook with the addition of herbs and spices.