Secrets of making cherry liqueurs at home

Rich tart taste, beautiful bright ruby ​​color, noble aroma - it's all about the famous cherry tincture all over the world. There are several basic recipes for homemade cherry liqueur: classic alcoholic drink and tincture without alcohol.

Selection of berries

There are no strict requirements for the selection of cherry berries, almost any variety is suitable. The main thing is that the fruits are ripe, juicy, fragrant and intact.

The ideal option - sweet and sour varieties. Fruits are used fresh, frozen or dried. Frozen fruits, available all year round, are much better suited for harvesting than fresh fruits (with the exception of natural fermentation).

Bones give the finished tincture a light tartness (pleasant almond flavor). Depending on the recipe and taste preferences, the bones are left or removed.At home, the bones can be removed using an ordinary safety pin.

How to make alcoholic cherry liqueur at home

For the manufacture of classical tincture on cherries, first of all, cherry berries, sugar and alcohol are required. Berries insist on any strong alcohol - vodka, cognac, moonshine or alcohol.

Do not forget to pay attention to the quality of alcohol. Try to use not the cheapest alcohol. Vodka should be without any additives. Sugar is better to take coarse, as it should not dissolve too quickly.

So, let's see how to make a fragrant cherry liqueur at home.

List of required ingredients

We will need:

• 1 kg of fresh or frozen cherry berries;
• 320 g sugar;
• 0.45 l / 450 g of alcohol (vodka, brandy, moonshine or 45% alcohol).

Cooking process

1. First you need to podvyalit cherry berries.We lay out fresh or frozen fruits evenly and leave them in the sun for several days. Another option is to bake the fruit in the oven for 5-6 hours at a temperature of 60-80 ° C. Thanks to the drying of the berries leaves excess moisture, which makes the tincture watery. However, this step is optional, you can skip it.
2. Extract from the fruit bone.
3. We distribute the pulp in banks, add sugar and leave for a few hours until the fruit gives juice.
4. We pour alcohol into the harvested cans, close the lids, shake well and transfer to a shaded and warm (15-25 ° C) place for 15-18 days.
5. Next, several times we filter the resulting liquid through gauze until it becomes transparent.
6. Bottled tincture ready. Keep the drink in a dark cool room. The shelf life of the workpiece is 3 years.

Cherry liqueur without vodka and alcohol

Sometimes cherry liqueur is made without the addition of vodka or alcohol. Instead of alcohol, use the usual purified water. Manufacturing technology - more difficult than in the first case. The resulting drink resembles liqueur wine. At the same time, there is no smell of alcohol, and the taste of drinking is much milder (the strength does not exceed 12%).

What is needed for cooking

For pouring without vodka and alcohol you need:

• 3 kg of cherry fruit;
• 1.2 kg of sugar;
• 400 ml of water.

How to make a drink at home

1. Ripe cherries should be peeled.
2. At the bottom of a three-liter cans we fall asleep 300 grams of sugar. Further, alternating, we stack layers of cherry and the remained sugar.
3. Pour into the harvested can of water. Water does not flow into the neck, but to the shoulders, since foam and gas are released during the fermentation period.
4. Put a medical glove on the neck of the jar. Fix the glove with a rope or rubber ring. In one of the finger gloves, you must first make a small hole with a needle. Instead of gloves allowed installation of a trap.
5. We transfer the workpiece to a dark and warm (18-28 ° C) room or cover it with a thick cloth. After 2-3 days should appear foam. The glove should swell a little, and the water seal should start blowing bubbles. These signs indicate that the fermentation process is proceeding normally.
6. Infusion usually wanders about 25-55 days. Then the glove is deflated, and the water seal stops blowing bubbles. When almost all the foam disappears, it is a signal that you can proceed to the next phase.
7. Pour the liquid into a new balloon, trying to get rid of the remnants of the pulp of cherries.
8. Defend the liquid for 2 days in a tightly closed container.
9. Filter the liquid through several layers of gauze.
10. The billet is poured into bottles (preferably from dark glass), tightly closed with traffic jams.
11. We transfer the blanks to a refrigerator or cellar with a temperature of 5-15 ° C. To improve the taste, we withstand the casting in such conditions for about 50 days.
12. Store cherry drink in a cool and dark room. The shelf life of the brandy - no more than 3 years.

The recipe for the lazy: the simplest cherry liqueur

The following cherry liqueur at home is made according to a proven and simple recipe. In this case, the removal of pits from the fruit of the cherry is not required. In addition, the manufacturing process is so simple that it will require a minimum amount of your time and effort.

• 1 kg of cherry fruit;
• 3 kg of granulated sugar;
• 1 liter of vodka.

• We mix berries, granulated sugar and vodka in a bottle. Tightly close the jar lid and transfer to a shaded room. The temperature in the room should vary between 20-25 ° C. Withstand tincture for 30 days.Shake the balloon once every 2-3 days.
• The finished drink is filtered through several layers of gauze.
• Bottled drinking and tightly closed with traffic jams. Store bottles should be in the cellar or refrigerator. Shelf life is more than 3 years.

Serve a cherry tincture cooked at home in a large jug. Cool before serving. It combines with various desserts, chocolates and fruits. From it is often prepared flavored cocktails with spices (cloves and cinnamon).

Pouring also made to add to hot tea in one spoon. It boosts immunity, helps get rid of cough, improves sleep. Pouring on a cherry thins the blood and increases the level of iron in it.