The ability of alcohol to extract useful substances from berries and concentrate them in itself is the basis for the preparation of a variety of berry tinctures and liquors, among which blackcurrant is among the leaders. The abundance of nutrients, together with high gastronomic qualities, has made this product extremely popular among fans of dessert alcoholic beverages for more than a century. Read more about the most popular recipes for making blackcurrant liquor at home, read on in the article.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
First of all, it is necessary to pick up blackcurrant berries of a suitable variety, for example, Fortune, which, in addition to sweetness, contain a small sourness. It gives the drink a pleasant aftertaste.
Berries should be ripe, but without the slightest sign of decay. The quality of vodka or alcohol going to the production of liquor is essential. The higher it is, the better consumer conditions will be the final product.
Did you know? Long before the invention of the distillation process, tinctures were made exclusively as therapeutic agents containing alcohol obtained through natural fermentation. And only at the end of the XVII century. people thought of using berry tinctures for their own pleasure as dessert alcoholic beverages.
Blackcurrant Curing Recipes
Pouring blackcurrant prepared according to recipes on drinking alcohol-containing liquids such as alcohol, vodka, cognac or moonshine, mainly differ in the strength of the final product.
Pouring blackcurrant on alcohol
3 L 15 min. / 35 days
blackcurrant fruits
1000 g
blackcurrant leaves
5 pieces.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Berries and leaves of blackcurrant are thoroughly washed.
Washed blackcurrant fruits are poured into a glass jar with a capacity of 3 liters.
With a wooden crush, the berries are brought to a mushy state. Blackcurrant leaves are placed on top of the resulting mass.
Alcohol and water are poured into the jar.
The resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed.
Then the jar with the contents is closed with a plastic lid and placed in a dark place for 4 weeks.
After a month, the contents of the can are filtered through several layers of gauze, and berry meal using the same gauze is squeezed.
Granulated sugar is added to the filtered liquid.
Leave the drink with regular stirring to dissolve sugar infuse for 4 days.
Berries and leaves of blackcurrant are thoroughly washed.
Washed blackcurrant fruits are poured into a glass jar with a capacity of 3 liters.
With a wooden crush, the berries are brought to a mushy state. Blackcurrant leaves are placed on top of the resulting mass.
Alcohol and water are poured into the jar.
The resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed.
Then the jar with the contents is closed with a plastic lid and placed in a dark place for 4 weeks.
After a month, the contents of the can are filtered through several layers of gauze, and berry meal using the same gauze is squeezed.
Granulated sugar is added to the filtered liquid.
Leave the drink with regular stirring to dissolve sugar infuse for 4 days.Video recipe
Pouring blackcurrant on alcohol Video recipe: Pouring blackcurrant on alcohol
Pouring blackcurrant on vodka
3 l 10 min. / 30 days
blackcurrant fruits
1,5 kg
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Blackcurrant berries are picked and washed.
Washed blackcurrant fruits are poured into a 3-liter jar.
Granulated sugar is poured there.
Berries with sugar are poured with vodka.
After that, the jar is closed with a lid and placed in a cool place for a period of at least a month.
Blackcurrant berries are picked and washed.
Washed blackcurrant fruits are poured into a 3-liter jar.
Granulated sugar is poured there.
Berries with sugar are poured with vodka.
After that, the jar is closed with a lid and placed in a cool place for a period of at least a month.Video recipe
Blackcurrant pouring on vodka
Storage Features
Despite the presence of alcohol-containing liquids in blackcurrant drinks, it is preferable to store the latter in a cool place: either in the basement or on the side door of the refrigerator. There they can be stored without losing their useful qualities from 1 year to 2 years.
Alcohol-containing drinks from blackcurrant berries, in addition to very high gastronomic qualities, have diverse beneficial properties. At the same time, making them at home is not very difficult.Important! Alcohol drinks retain their beneficial properties longer than vodka drinks.
