Tincture on oranges and orange peels on alcohol

Orange tincture for alcohol is a common way to get an alcoholic drink at home. Citrus gives off aroma well and colors the product in a delicate golden color. They insist on pulp, zest, add spices, adjust the strength to your own taste.

Benefits of orange juice

In addition to good taste, orange tincture has beneficial properties for the body.

The technology for obtaining a drink does not provide for heat treatment. The entire chemical composition of a fresh orange is fully preserved for a long time. This is possible provided that the drink is in a dark container and does not stand in the light. In the latter case, some of the active substances decompose under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.

Alcohol from orange peels is quite fragrant, which is a pleasure and improves mood. It also has a number of useful properties:

1. The high content of essential oils normalizes cholesterol levels.
2. Alcohol on an orange acts as a bactericidal, antiseptic agent, stops inflammation in the oral cavity, helps with bronchitis, colds, tonsillitis.
3. Anti-spasmodic property eliminates pain during the menstrual cycle.
4. Ethanol in combination with orange peel removes toxins and toxins, has diuretic and choleretic properties.
5. Improves appetite, normalizes bowel function. Useful tincture for anorexia, beriberi.

The drink on the pulp of citrus contains a record amount of ascorbic acid, which is necessary for visual acuity, strengthening the immune system, and the absorption of iron. Vitamin C strengthens the walls of blood vessels and capillaries, prevents bleeding.

Recipes for orange tincture on alcohol

There are a lot of ways to prepare a fragrant drink. You can insist alcohol only on orange peels or add juice, citrus pulp. You can enhance the taste and supplement the chemical composition with honey or lemon. As a flavoring, it is recommended to add cinnamon. Coffee or hibiscus allows you to make the color more saturated.

In the classic version, pure medical alcohol is diluted to 45%, but this is the recommended strength, it can be reduced to make the drink low-alcohol, or increased.

Juice neutralizes the bitterness of ethanol and makes the tincture soft

Simple orange tincture on alcohol

For a recipe for alcohol with an orange, three components are enough. Required Ingredients:

• alcohol – 1 l;
• Orange – 5;
• sugar – 100-150 g.

Technology:

1. Citruses are placed in a bowl, poured with hot water. Fruits are taken out and wiped dry.
2. Carefully, using a fine grater, remove the top (up to white fibers) layer.
3. Peeled oranges are placed in a container or bag and put in the refrigerator.
4. Shavings from crusts are placed in a jar, poured with ethanol, hermetically sealed, insisted for five days, stirred every day.
5. Squeezing juice from oranges. Its amount depends on the desired strength of the drink. The more juice, the weaker the tincture. The recipe suggests 1,5 cups.
6. The juice is poured into a container and sugar is added. They heat up but do not boil. Stir constantly to dissolve the crystals.
7. The cooled syrup is filtered.
8. Alcohol is also filtered to get rid of crusts.
9. The liquids are combined, sent for a day in the refrigerator.

Juice makes the drink opaque, giving it a light yellow tint.

Alcoholic orange peel tincture recipe

For 500 ml of ethanol (45%), one orange is enough. In the manufacture of the drink adhere to this proportion.

The recipe for alcohol on orange peels involves the following steps:

1. Citrus is washed under running water. Moisture is carefully removed from the surface with a cloth.
2. Remove the zest using a potato peeler.
3. The peels cut into pieces are poured into a glass container and poured with ethanol.
4. Hermetically sealed, placed in an unlit place.
5. Insist for about three weeks, periodically shaking the jar.

Separate the liquid from the zest and put in the refrigerator, after a day the drink can be consumed.

The readiness of the product can be determined by color: the tincture will turn light orange

Orange liqueur on alcohol with honey

Ingredients:

• Orange – 1;
• alcohol – 2,5 l;
• honey – 80

Technology:

1. Citrus is washed, cut into pieces, all seeds are removed (pits give bitterness).
2. 0,5 l of alcohol is mixed with honey, left until the latter dissolves.
3. A blank is placed in a glass container, honey and alcohol are poured.
4. Close and put in heat for 10 days. The first five days are shaken, then the container is not touched.

Separate the tincture from the sediment and remove parts of the orange. Placed in a warm place for another five days. Filtered and bottled.

The tincture is served chilled, glasses can be garnished with lemon slices.

Orange liqueur with cinnamon and coffee

This cooking method is suitable for lovers of a spicy product. In the recipe, coffee beans are used. But they can be ground, then the tincture will become darker. The presence of coffee will be clearly felt in the taste of the drink. You will have to filter several times.

Necessary ingredients:

• cinnamon – 3 sticks;
• coffee – 15 grains;
• Orange – 1;
• alcohol – 0,5 l;
• sugar – 100

How to cook:

1. The surface of the orange is washed with water. Moisture is removed with a napkin.
2. In several places, punctures are made with a knitting needle.
3. Take a container with a large neck, put a whole orange in it.
4. Pour sugar, add cinnamon and coffee beans, pour alcohol.

Insist for about a week in a dark room. Stir occasionally. The finished drink is filtered and put in the refrigerator for another couple of days.

Coffee gives the drink a light brown color, and cinnamon saturates with a spicy aroma.

Alcoholic tincture on oranges with karkade

Hibiscus changes the color of the tincture, adds a number of useful elements to the chemical composition, and affects the taste of the finished product. Light tart-sour notes are felt in the drink.

Components:

• hibiscus leaves (tea) – 2 tbsp. l.;
• Orange – 1;
• sugar – 100 g;
• alcohol – 0,5 l.

Recipe:

1. Remove a thin layer of zest from an orange.
2. Peels and tea are placed in a container, poured with alcohol.
3. They insist. Shake the container several times a day. It should stand for 10 days in warmth and darkness.
4. Filter the liquid several times.
5. Dissolve sugar in 100 g of water, put on fire and boil until a thick syrup is obtained. When it cools down, add to alcohol.

Insist for another week (can be kept in the refrigerator).

Karkade colors the tincture in a bright reddish color

Bitter tincture of orange and lemon

Ginger adds spice to taste, but this component is not for everyone, it is not necessary to use it in the recipe. You can replace with a sprig of mint or lemon balm.

Components:

• lemon – 1 pcs .;
• Orange – 2;
• alcohol – 1 l;
• ginger – 20 g.

Preparation:

1. Oranges and lemons are washed with hot water. Wipe the surface thoroughly.
2. Remove the zest from citrus fruits.
3. Ginger is washed, peeled, cut into small cubes.
4. The ingredients are placed in a container. Filled with alcohol.
5. Insist in a dark pantry or in the basement for 10 days. Shake the jar in the morning and evening.

The finished tincture is separated from the zest of citrus and ginger. The liquid is re-filtered through a cotton pad or gauze, bottled. The strength of the finished product is 35-40%.

Citrus fruits complement each other’s aroma, there is a slight sourness in the taste of alcohol

Harm and contraindications

Alcohol tincture is not recommended for people suffering from alcohol addiction and individual intolerance to orange.

With caution, alcohol is consumed in such diseases:

• stomach ulcer, gastritis in the acute stage;
• chronic kidney and liver diseases;
• cardiovascular pathologies;
• diabetes;
• mental disorders;
• hypertension;
• epilepsy.

Cooking tips

A few important recommendations, the observance of which will help to get a quality alcoholic drink:

1. Citruses are used juicy, ripe, without dents and dark spots on the surface.
2. If the alcohol tincture is only on one orange peel, it is better to remove the peel after insisting so that unpleasant bitterness does not appear in the taste.
3. With the addition of sugar, the flavor of the orange is revealed better. There are two options here: just add it to alcohol or caramelize the slices (roll in sugar and fry).
4. Store the finished product in a dark and cool place or in an opaque glass container.
5. In order for the zest to give off the aroma better, oranges must be put in the freezer for 2-3 hours before cooking.

The proportions and composition of recipes can be changed, this does not affect the shelf life.

Conclusion

Orange tincture on alcohol has a pronounced citrus aroma. Alcohol is soft. The drink has a light yellow or golden hue. With moderate use, alcohol relieves nervous tension, improves sleep and mood. You can cook it according to any chosen recipe. Additional ingredients may be added. In order not to drown out the smell of orange, flavoring additives should not be abused.