Chokeberry on alcohol at home. Aronia tincture: recipe

Chokeberry (chokeberry) is one of the favorite plants of summer residents. It does not require special care, it blooms beautifully, gives a good harvest, and the berries themselves are very useful. For lovers of preparing alcoholic beverages, I suggest making chokeberry tincture at home according to the best recipes that have been repeatedly tested in practice. We will use only cheap and available ingredients.

Homemade blackberry tinctures are best cooked on large juicy berries harvested after the first frost. Dried fruits are also suitable. In this case, in the proposed recipes, it is enough to reduce the proportions of berries by half. Before cooking, the mountain ash should be carefully sorted out, removing small (they are very bitter) and spoiled berries.

As an alcohol base, you can use vodka, alcohol diluted to 40-45 degrees, purified moonshine or cognac. There is no fundamental difference.

Classic blackberry tincture

The simplest, but at the same time very tasty version of the drink, in which there is nothing superfluous.

Ingredients:

• black rowan berries - 1 kg;
• vodka (alcohol, moonshine) - 1 liter;
• sugar - to taste (optional)

Personally, I don’t add sugar, but I still advise lovers of sweet alcohol to add 300-500 grams.

1. Pour the sorted and washed mountain ash into a jar.

2. Add vodka so that it covers a layer of berries by 2-3 cm. Add sugar (optional) and mix well.

3. Close the jar with a lid and put it in a dark place at room temperature for 60-70 days. Shake the contents of the jar every 4-5 days.

4. Strain the finished tincture through gauze, pour into bottles and close tightly with corks. In a dark place at room temperature, its shelf life is practically unlimited.

The result is a delicious homemade chokeberry tincture that has the color of wood furniture and the characteristic smell of forest ash. Drinks easily and pleasantly.

Attention! Berries can be reused, it is enough to fill them with the same amount of alcohol base. Both tinctures almost do not differ in taste, the second one is even a little softer.

The classic tincture

Fragrant tincture of black rowan

The addition of a few clove buds gives the drink an interesting aromatic note. It is hard to believe that it is made from ordinary chokeberry, which grows everywhere.

Ingredients:

• chokeberry berries - 1.5 kg;
• vodka - 1 liter;
• sugar - 500 grams;
• cloves - 2-3 buds.

Recipe:

1. Pour the prepared berries into a jar and crush them with a wooden rolling pin.

2. Add sugar and cloves.

3. Mix the contents of the jar well, bandage the neck with gauze and put in a dark place at room temperature for 2 days.

4. Pour in vodka, mix, close with a nylon lid and put for 50-65 days in a dark place with a temperature of 18-25°C.

5. Strain the finished tincture through gauze and a layer of cotton wool, then pour into bottles for storage. Shelf life - up to 3 years.

Black rowan with cloves

Chokeberry tincture with honey

A healthy drink with a mild taste.

Ingredients:

• vodka (alcohol, cognac) - 0.5 liters;
• black mountain ash - 0.5 kg;
• honey - 30 ml (2 full tablespoons).

1. Pour rowan berries into a jar.

2. If the honey is candied, melt it in a water bath to a liquid state.

3. Add honey and vodka to the rowan jar, mix well.

4. Close the jar with a nylon lid and place in a dark, warm (18-25°C) place for 60-90 days. Once a week, the contents of the jar should be shaken to better dissolve the ingredients.

5. Strain the finished black rowan tincture through several layers of cheesecloth and bottle for storage. In a dark place, the shelf life is unlimited.

Tincture with honey

In moderation (30-50 grams per day), all prepared tinctures have a number of medicinal properties, as they retain all the useful substances of fresh berries. For preventive purposes, they can be used:

• to increase immunity;
• lowering blood cholesterol levels;
• improve appetite and normalize digestion;
• lowering blood pressure;
• strengthening the walls of blood vessels and improving their elasticity.

Chokeberry is a very popular plant in domestic latitudes. The plant is not whimsical in growth and gives a good harvest, and its berries are very useful, as they contain a whole complex of vitamins and macronutrients. Jams, jams, juices and various alcoholic drinks are made from rowan fruits. Recipes for making black ashberry liqueur are popular, it turns out to be rich in color with a refined, slightly tart taste.

Pouring from chokeberry will have the richest taste if you use the fruits of the plant, harvested after the first frost. The larger the berries, the better, if there is no fresh mountain ash, you can use a previously dried one. Berries should be well washed and separated from twigs and excess greenery. Small, unripe berries are also best removed, as they are too bitter and can add excessive bitterness to the drink.

Alcohol for pouring can be different. Suitable as diluted alcohol, vodka or moonshine, and cognac, it all depends on taste preferences.

The preparation of the drink is a rather lengthy process, different recipes require a certain time, on average it takes from two to four months to make, in some cases this figure can reach up to a year. Pouring, like cognac, with a longer exposure reveals more flavors. The drink can be stored for a long time without losing its taste and external presentability. The color turns out to be from bright red, ruby ​​to dark purple, depending on the proportion and saturation of the berries. It tastes bitter and tart, with an astringent base.

Liquor preparation

There are many different recipes for making this drink. Both the classic version without unnecessary ingredients, and unusual ones with the addition of various auxiliary products.

Classic recipe

You will need:

peeled red or black rowan berries 1kg;

selected alcohol 1 liter;

sugar is added at will (300-500 gr.), cooking is possible without it.

Prepared fruits are poured into a glass jar, poured with alcohol or other alcohol, sugar is added to taste. The resulting contents are closed tightly with a lid and placed in a dark place. In this state, the future liquor should spend 45-60 days, the jar must be shaken, at least several times a week. After that, the resulting drink is filtered, poured into prepared containers and ready to drink. It is better to store the liqueur in a cool place, there is practically no expiration date in time.

This is interesting!

Cake, which turned out after filtering, can be reused. It is also poured with alcohol, and the second portion of the drink is obtained, in terms of taste it is not inferior to the first, it even turns out to be a little softer than the previous one.

Fragrant liqueur

To add a spicy flavor to your drink, you can use cloves, a few of their buds will completely change the smell of the liquor.

To prepare this recipe you will need:

blackberry or red rowan berries to choose from - 1.5 kg .;

sugar - 1 kg;

alcohol - 1 liter;

carnation - a few buds.

Rowan fruits are poured into a jar, crushed with a mortar, you can use a more modern method, for example, grind with a blender. After that, the required amount of sugar is poured into the resulting mass, mixed, the neck of the jar is closed with chintz or gauze and left for several days at room temperature, in a dark place. After that, vodka is poured into the resulting mixture, the container is closed with a lid and sent to a dark, cooler place for 2-3 months, the drink should be shaken periodically. After the specified period, the liquor is filtered, this can be done using special paper filters or using a layer of cotton wool with gauze. You can taste the exquisite taste of the resulting drink for three years.

Pouring with honey on cognac

For cooking you will need:

black or red rowan berries - 1 kg;

cognac - 1 liter;

honey - 5 tablespoons.

The recipe for this drink in preparation is similar to the previous one, the berries are placed in a glass container, poured with cognac, honey is added to the contents. The vessel is closed with a lid and for several months with systematic shaking, placed in a dark place. After filtering and bottled.

Pouring without alcohol

Rowan liquor without alcohol content is another option for preparing a bright drink, it turns out to be somewhat sweeter than the previous options due to the larger amount of sugar required for effective fermentation.

The composition of the ingredients is as follows:

fruits of red mountain ash or chokeberry - 1 kg .;

sugar 3 kg.;

vanilla stick and orange zest, optional.

The rowan is rubbed with sugar, placed in a glass jar, vanilla, lemon or orange zest can be added to change the aroma. The contents are left for six weeks in a dark place, the container is covered with gauze during this period. During this time, the future drink should be stirred so that it ferments better. When the fermentation is completed, the contents are filtered, poured into a bottle and infused for three months in a cool place. After this period, the liqueur is ready for tasting.

Useful cooking secrets

The best temperature for fermentation is 23-26 degrees, if it is higher, the process is more intense, which affects the taste of the drink.

At lower temperatures, fermentation stops or may disappear altogether; it is better to pour the finished drink into dark glass bottles, so it will be better stored; at the time of fermentation, the contents of the container increase in volume, so you should not fill the vessel to the top; it is better to grind rowan in small portions, since its berries are quite dense; the selected alcohol should not be stronger than 60 degrees; sugar must be chosen only white, refined, without yellowness, otherwise there is a chance that the drink will not turn out transparent.

More recipes for alcoholic drinks from mountain ash

First recipe

Pour rowan berries into the container up to the very neck;

Top them with vodka. Add some sugar and spices to taste and cover;

In order for the lid to be tightly closed, it must be well sealed. To do this, mix the flour with water to make a viscous and sticky mass. With the resulting dough, grease the junction of the lid with the pan tightly;

Put the filled vessel in the oven, preheated to a temperature of seventy degrees. It is important that the temperature is exactly this, so it is better to measure it with a special thermometer. If the temperature is higher, you will get wine; Let the drink infuse in the oven for about 60 minutes;

After a while, you need to reduce the temperature by ten degrees and leave to infuse for an hour and a half;

Then again lower the temperature by ten degrees and leave for another hour and a half. In total, the liqueur should be in the oven for 4 hours;

When you turn off the oven, do not immediately take out the drink. Let it cool completely. After which it must be put in a dark place for four days;

After a while, cover the colander with a waffle towel or gauze. Pour the liquor into it and wait until the liquid drains into the substituted pan;

When the liquid drains, tie the cloth in a knot and hang over a bowl, allowing the rest to drip off.

Pour the squeezed liquid into bottles, taste, and if necessary add fine sugar, and then cork with lids;

The finished liqueur should be given time to stand a little more, and only then you can drink it.

The second recipe for making liqueurs with vodka

Sort one and a half kilograms of rowan berries. Rinse and dry well. Place the berries in a jar and cover with two cups of granulated sugar. Pour one and a half liters of vodka from above, be sure to leave a couple of centimeters of free space to the top. Cover the jar with parchment folded in three layers and tie with a thread or cover with a lid. Put the workpiece in a dark, cold place for two months. After a while, strain and close the bottles tightly. Store such a liquor at home in a cold place.

The third drink recipe with cloves, which will give the drink an aromatic note

Pour one and a half kilograms of berries into a jar. Use a wooden rolling pin to turn them into mush. Add half a kilogram of sugar and three cloves. After mixing the mass well, tie the neck of the jar with gauze and put it for a couple of days in a dark place in the kitchen. After a while, pour the mixture with a liter of vodka. Cover the jar with a lid and leave it alone for 60 days in the dark at a temperature of 20 degrees. Strain the finished drink and bottle it. You can store the liqueur for no more than three years.

Another recipe for liqueur with the addition of honey

Place half a kilogram of black rowan berries in a jar. Add 30 grams of liquid honey and mix well. Then add the resulting mixture to alcohol or water (half a liter). Mix well again. Cover the jar with a lid and place in a dark, warm place for 80 days. Shake the jar well once every seven days. Strain the finished tincture on alcohol or vodka, and pour into bottles. You can store as much as you like in a dark place.

Cherry liqueur recipe

Mix a glass of chokeberry with 150 cherry leaves. Pour a liter of water and boil for about half an hour on a slow flame. Let the decoction brew for a day. After a while, strain and add sugar (300 grams). Heat to a boil and remove from stove. After cooling, add half a liter of vodka and put the drink in a dark place for seven days. To make the drink a beautiful color, add a tablespoon of citric acid to it. Thanks to the leaves of the cherry, it becomes similar in taste to the cherry.

Last Recipe

Mix 33 cherry leaves, the same number of currant and raspberry leaves, a glass of chokeberry, 800 milliliters of water. Boil the mass for half an hour. Cool, strain and add a glass of sugar and citric acid (5 grams). Add half a liter of vodka to the cooled liquor and mix well. Let it brew for at least two months.

The benefits of liquor

Pouring from mountain ash, red or black, is not only tasty, but also healthy, if it is consumed in the recommended quantities and not abused in doses, after all, it contains alcohol. The drink retains almost all the beneficial properties of fresh rowan fruits, which allows it to be used for medicinal purposes, as a prevention of various diseases.

If you take the liqueur as a medicine, no more than 30-50 grams per day, you can:

improve the protective functions of the body;

reduce blood pressure;

improve metabolic processes and the work of the gastrointestinal tract; strengthen the walls of blood vessels;

increases the acidity of the stomach.

In addition to the types of liqueurs presented, there are other recipes for this drink, experiment by adding additional ingredients. Change the proportions of the necessary products to your taste, experimenting, you will be able to achieve an unusual and special taste, exclusive, of your own production, which will certainly surprise your family and friends during the festive feast.

This old Russian drink has several interesting preparation methods. Most often it was prepared without the addition of yeast, but in some cases stronger drinks such as alcohol and vodka are used. Berries for making a drink can be taken whole or crushed, but it is very important that they are fully ripe. Fragrant fruit and berry alcoholic drink is prepared for several months and has a strength of 7-30%. Pouring from chokeberry can be prepared in various ways, each of which has its own subtleties and rules.

Recipe for chokeberry vodka liqueur

This method of preparation is quite simple, but it requires patience - the liqueur will be ready for use only after two to three months.

Ripe berries need to be sorted out well - crumpled ones can be left, damaged and rotten ones can be removed.

Wash in running water, mix with sugar and mix well.

For flavor, add two or three buds of cloves, mix well again and transfer the resulting slurry to a glass jar or enamel pan. Cover the surface with gauze and put in a dark, cool place for 48 hours.

Two days later, pour a liter of good vodka into the prepared mixture, cover with a nylon lid, shake well and put in a cool place to infuse.

After two months, the drink can be tasted.

The chokeberry liqueur prepared in this way on vodka has a pleasant tart taste and is perfect for serving to the festive table.

Other chokeberry liqueur recipes

The recipe for chokeberry liqueur without sugar is very simple and does not require special knowledge. Pour berries into a glass jar or bottle and pour vodka over them. This tincture will be ready for use in two weeks. Strain before use, and pour the berries with new vodka or alcohol. It can be used as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for diseases of the throat and respiratory tract. This tincture quickly lowers blood pressure and can be drunk with hypertension. The proportions are very simple: for 1 kilogram of berries - 1 liter of good vodka.

The preparation of low-alcohol liqueur from chokeberry is suitable for all lovers of homemade liquors, cocktails and various light drinks.

For more cooking you will need:

• Jar of mountain ash - 500 ml
• Sugar - 2 cups
• Bottle of vodka - 500 ml
• Citric acid - 1 tbsp. l
• Vanilla sugar - 1 pack

The berries are well sorted, washed and poured into an enamel pan.

Pour the mountain ash with water - so that it barely covers the top layer and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, then add sugar, citric acid and vanilla. Cook for another five minutes and remove from heat.

Cool the resulting puree and carefully strain - do not squeeze. Pour the resulting liqueur with vodka, mix and pour into glass bottles. Insist at least two weeks.

Using these chokeberry liqueur recipes, you can prepare wonderful drinks for every taste.

They can be served at the table, used as a remedy and even in cooking.

Chokeberry tincture and liqueur are very healthy drinks that are easy to prepare at home. However, one should not forget about the properties of this berry - mountain ash can be used in pita only in its mature form, otherwise poisoning is possible. People with low blood pressure should be very careful about the use of this berry in any form. A raw berry cannot be kept in the refrigerator for more than two weeks, and if you do not have time to process it all, then transfer the mountain ash to the freezer or dry it - it will retain all its useful properties.

Since ancient times, alcohol tinctures have been used by our ancestors to heal various ailments. Historical evidence claims that the pioneers in the field of herbal extracts using alcohol are the Chinese. And this is not surprising, because ancient Chinese medicine is based not only on the relationship between man and the cosmos, but also on herbal medicine. No wonder the treatise "Materia Medica" has been translated into many languages ​​and is recognized as the best guide to herbal medicine. Chokeberry tincture on vodka began to be used as a medicine not so long ago, because the healing shrub came to Russia only in the 19th century. What ailments a ruby ​​​​drink can drive away, how to prepare and use it, you will learn from the materials of the article.

What is vodka tincture

The Latin word tincture refers to the liquid form of an alcohol-based drug. The drug is obtained by natural extraction, without heating the plant material. The tincture is prepared on the basis of medical alcohol with a concentration of 40-90%. At home, instead of medical alcohol, herbalists have used vodka and moonshine since ancient times. The concentration of the extractant and the time of infusion depends on the characteristics of the raw material. The aging process takes place at room temperature without the presence of direct sunlight. The finished solution is filtered several times and hermetically sealed in a glass container.

Know! The periods of infusion should be such that the vegetable raw materials fully transfer useful qualities to the extractant. All biologically active components, essential oils, vitamins, flavonoids should go into the solution.

The second meaning of the word tincture is considered as a strong alcoholic drink. . To create it, spices and medicinal herbs, fruits and even seeds, various nuts are used. In Rus', such a potion began to be prepared in the 10th century. Through trial and error, the use of various ingredients, infusion techniques, people got a lot of unique recipes, many of which have survived to this day.

For the treatment of diseases, the drink was consumed in small portions. The world-famous horseradish or horseradish - gorilka on horseradish rhizome, was in every home. Peter I issued such a decree in order to keep people engaged in physical labor in the cold in good shape.

The abuse of this remedy was in every possible way forbidden, since bitter tinctures can cause a serious hangover, they contain alcohol. Red (ordinary) mountain ash began to be used in recipes to mask the specific “aroma” and taste of fusel oils. The bitterness interrupted the unpleasant smell, and the infusion was recognized as healing, because our ancestors worshiped the mountain ash, considering it a sacred tree.

Alcohol tincture of mountain ash useful and medicinal properties

To understand what beneficial properties chokeberry will transfer to an alcohol solution during the extraction process, you will have to get acquainted with this amazing plant. The correct botanical name for the culture is black chokeberry. Rowan is called her for the similarity in the shape of the fruit. If the mountain ash with red berries is distributed throughout the world in temperate zones, then the chokeberry comes from the eastern regions of North America. Both species are included in the Rosaceae family, but belong to different genera.

This shrub is prone to strong branching, reaches 2.5-3 m, has a spreading crown. Leaflets are ovate with a pointed crown and notches along the edge. In autumn, the crown flares up with a crimson fire. Black chokeberry blooms in late spring with small pinkish-white flowers collected in dense corymbs. Already in August, the fruits turn black, but fully ripen only after the first frost. Berries of cultivated varieties weigh 1-1.2 g, diameter 6-9 mm. They taste sour-sweet with a pronounced astringent aftertaste. The shrub bears fruit up to 40 years, high-yielding, winter-hardy, photophilous.

This is interesting! From Greek, the name of the genus Aronia can be translated as "helper". Indian tribes have long used it for the treatment and elimination of pain.

The beneficial properties of the berry are due to the rich chemical composition:

• natural sugars - glucose, sucrose (up to 10%);
• sorbitol used in the food industry as a sugar substitute;
• vitamins - rutin, carotene, ascorbic acid, vitamin E, PP, vitamins of group B;
• anthocyanins;
• organic acids;
• fiber, polysaccharides;
• trace elements - iodine, manganese, iron, boron, molybdenum, fluorine, potassium;
• pectin;
• tannins.

Among the fruit plants of the temperate zone, chokeberry is the leader in terms of the content of rutin, iodine and vitamin C. Vegetable raw materials can normalize high blood pressure and lower blood cholesterol.

Pectin and dietary fiber have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, free the body from toxins and toxins. Black berry enhances the outflow of bile, increase the secretion of gastric juice. Trace elements normalize metabolism, hormone synthesis. Due to the high content of rutin, iron and ascorbic acid, chokeberry helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels, helps fight serious pathologies - anemia, atherosclerosis, hemophilia.

Know! The effectiveness of chokeberry berries in the treatment of these pathologies has been scientifically proven.

Due to the content of natural vegetable sugars and sorbitol, a tasty crop can be consumed by diabetics. The potassium contained in them will help patients overcome edema, improve insulin synthesis, and restore capillary circulation. The high content of iodine has a beneficial effect on the work of the pancreas, helps to alleviate the course of radiation sickness, thyrotoxicosis. Aronia is a real storehouse of vitamins that can strengthen the immune system, make up for the deficiency of essential nutrients.

The inky color of the crop is due to the content of anthocyanins, which are famous for their ability to stop the growth of cancer cells. Berries fight inflammatory processes, accelerate tissue regeneration and rejuvenation. B vitamins regulate the functioning of the nervous system, help to cope with stress, and improve sleep.

What diseases can be treated with rowan tincture

Rowan tincture fully adopts the healing properties of chokeberry raw materials. If you correctly use homemade plant extract, without exceeding the recommended dosage, you can overcome the following diseases:

• arterial hypertension, hypertension;
• systemic diseases of the joints - rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic pain, salt deposits in gout;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - hypoacid and anacid gastritis (low acidity), atony of the intestinal muscles, stagnant processes in the gallbladder and liver;
• diabetes;
• beriberi, anemia;
• diseases of the circulatory system - atherosclerosis, carditis, hemophilia, impaired blood circulation and blood microcirculation, fragility of the walls of blood vessels;
• inflammatory processes of all body systems;
• infectious diseases caused by the activity of pathogenic microflora;
• radiation sickness, oncology;
• thyroid pathology - thyrotoxicosis, goiter.

Remember! Tinctures should only be taken after consultation with your doctor. Black mountain ash has a lot of contraindications, so self-medication can lead to a deterioration in the patient's condition.

To achieve a therapeutic effect, do not exceed the recommended dosage of home elixirs. They drink the tincture 2-3 times a day before meals so that the total portion per day does not exceed 50 grams of the product, that is, one teaspoon or tablespoon.

How to make tincture at home - recipes

To prepare a drug based on chokeberry, you need to know how to properly collect and maintain a useful crop. It is best to approach this task on your own, especially if a healing shrub grows in your area. Ready-made vegetable raw materials can be purchased at the pharmacy chain. The dried fruits of aronia chokeberry go on sale.

Harvesting of a useful crop is started only after the first frost. In different regions, the collection time will be slightly different, for Central Russia the best time will come in early October. By this time, "black pearls" will accumulate a maximum of useful substances. To check the maturity of the crop, crush the berry with your fingers, conduct a tasting. Isolation of ruby ​​juice, sweet taste with an astringent note indicates the ripeness of the berries. Nature made sure that the chokeberry gave the entire crop at the same time.

It is necessary to harvest the crop with extreme caution so that in the process of tearing off the brushes, the fruit buds laid on the top of the head are not damaged. It is convenient to use scissors for cutting black brushes. Do not hesitate to sort, immediately remove small and damaged berries.

Rowan brushes in cool conditions will last for two months. Such a long storage is possible due to the content of substances that prevent the reproduction of microorganisms. An equally popular way to preserve the beneficial qualities of chokeberry is freezing. Separate the fruits from the brush, rinse thoroughly, wait for the liquid to drain. Place them in small plastic containers or tight plastic bags.

You can also dry the crop, after sorting and washing. Use an oven or electric dryer to dry. The temperature regime of the devices should not exceed 60⁰C. Dried and frozen raw materials are stored for 12 months. Dried berries should be placed in a glass container with a ground-in lid, stored without access to light. Such methods will help to harvest the crop in order to brew healthy tea if necessary, add it to compote or prepare a healing tincture.

On a note! If you get your hands dirty with ruby ​​juice, do not try to wash them with soap. Alkali will only help the violet bloom to gain a foothold, and acid (acetic or citric) helps to remove stains.

Now let's look at a few popular recipes for making chokeberry tincture.

with cherry leaves

Cherry leaves are a valuable product with a lot of useful qualities and a rich bouquet. They are ideal in combination with tart mountain ash, which is why bitters based on these components are incredibly popular. To make a homemade tincture, you will need:

• aronia berries - 100 g;
• cherry leaves - 100 g;
• citric acid - 10 g;
• a liter of cold filtered water;
• high-quality vodka - 500 ml;
• sugar - half a glass.

Sort and wash the vegetable raw materials, put in a saucepan. Pour in water, boil for 10 minutes. Add sugar and citric acid. Let the syrup simmer for another third of an hour. After the syrup has cooled, strain, pour in the alcohol. Pour the resulting liquid into bottles, put in a dark place for infusion. Holding time 3-4 weeks. Shelf life - 2 years.

Another recipe is prepared without cooking. For a glass of chokeberry fruits, you will need 20 cherry leaves. Washed berries should be mashed and placed on the bottom of a liter jar along with the leaves. The container is filled to the neck with vodka. After 20 days of infusion, the tincture is filtered, poured into glass bottles. You can take a healing drink inside or use it to rub sore joints, make compresses.

Advice! This recipe does not contain sugar, which means that the resulting product can be consumed by diabetics.

There is another recipe that includes cherry leaves. The liqueur is called "100 leaves", although it contains one less leaf. To prepare a life-giving remedy, take 33 leaves from raspberries, cherries and black currants, 250 grams of chokeberry berries. Boil over low heat with 0.8 liters of water for half an hour. Then add a glass of sugar and 10 g of citric acid. After the syrup has cooled, half a liter of vodka is added, bottled. Infuse the filtered mixture for at least two weeks. Thanks to its rich composition, the life-giving elixir will help to recover from colds, enrich the body with vitamins, and stimulate appetite.

With honey

Thanks to a valuable beekeeping product, you can get a unique useful elixir at home. To do this, take a glass container with a capacity of 2-3 liters. Put the washed chokeberry berries (3 cups) in a jar. Add three tablespoons of liquid honey. The candied product can be heated in a water bath.

To enhance the anti-inflammatory properties of the elixir, you can add powdered oak bark, you will need half a teaspoon. It remains to add a liter of high-quality vodka to the jar and remove the solution to infuse for 4-5 months. To enhance the extraction, the jar should be shaken weekly. The finished product is filtered and bottled, stored in a dark place. Used for oral administration, compresses, rubbing.

Attention! If you are allergic to honey, refuse both drinking and external use of the product.

With cloves

Blackberry tincture with cloves has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, tonic, immunostimulating effect. Fragrant spice will give the drink specific notes, make it more tasty.

To prepare a healing remedy, take:

• 1.5 kg of washed chokeberry fruits;
• 2-3 clove buds;
• half a kilo of sugar;
• vodka - 500 ml.

Crush the berries, transfer to a jar along with spice and sugar. Cover the neck of the container with gauze, leave in a dark place at room temperature for two days. After that, pour in alcohol, stir. Insist under a nylon lid for about two months. Strain the finished product, the shelf life is 3 years.

Classic recipe

The classic recipe for a healing tincture includes only black chokeberry berries and an alcohol-containing liquid - vodka, moonshine or food alcohol. The preparation of the drink consists in mixing equal proportions of products. You don’t need to grind the chokeberry, just fill it with alcohol and put it in a dark place for 2-2.5 months. Shake the container twice a week to enhance the extraction.

Strain the finished elixir, but do not throw away the berries - they can be reused by adding a liter of alcohol again. Pour the liquid into glass bottles, store without access to light. The shelf life of the drug is unlimited. Such a simple recipe without sugar allows you to use the remedy for diabetes.

This is interesting! It is noted that the second portion of the infusion has a milder taste and is in no way inferior to the first in quality.

With lemon

The immune-boosting properties of the drink can be enhanced by adding lemon juice. To make a miracle cure, take such an amount of chokeberry to fill a three-liter jar to the shoulders. To the fruits, add one glass of granulated sugar and water, juice from three large citrus fruits and 500 ml of alcohol with a strength of not more than 50%. Keep the jar in a dark, cool corner for 20 days, periodically shaking the contents. Filter the finished composition, cork in bottles and soak for another 2-3 weeks.

From dried berries on alcohol

If the harvest went to the preparation of compotes, pies, jams, you can take dried fruits instead of fresh ones. You need enough berries to fill a liter jar by two-thirds. Just pre-wash the dried raw materials and grind with a meat grinder. Fill the rest of the container with medical alcohol.

It will take longer to insist such a remedy - 120-150 days, and it is stored for only 3 months. In terms of taste and usefulness, the elixir is not inferior to medicine made from fresh raw materials. The short shelf life is due to the appearance of a characteristic alcohol taste and smell.

Recipe for tincture of fresh berries on alcohol

A tincture of fresh aronia fruits is prepared very simply. Fill any glass container with washed berries two-thirds. Add one third (of the total mass) of purified alcohol. Put in a dark corner for three weeks. Filter the finished elixir, pour into a bottle.

On a note! If necessary, you can use a healing agent for rubbing for colds or exacerbation of rheumatic pains.

Tincture diluted with water

If you take alcohol as a raw material for the preparation of the tincture, the elixir will turn out to be too strong and pungent in taste. To protect the mucous membranes from burns, the resulting alcohol infusions must be diluted to a vodka concentration. Dilution condition: three parts of filtered water should be added to two parts of the prepared medicine.

The benefits and harms of vodka tincture from black mountain ash

Alcohol extract from chokeberry is incredibly useful. You already know about this side of the issue from the previous sections of the article, but the herbal preparation also has strict contraindications. They are due to the fact that the medicine contains alcohol, which adversely affects all body systems.

To avoid harmful effects, adhere to the recommended dosage. For the same reason, you can not use the infusion during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and such a remedy will not bring benefits to children. It is better to pamper the kids with fruit drinks or pies with berry filling.

Chokeberry increases blood clotting, is contraindicated at the risk of thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, stroke or myocardial infarction. Diseases of the kidneys, liver, stomach and duodenal ulcers are also contraindications. You can not take the tincture inside with gastritis with high acidity, hypotension. Allergy sufferers should be careful.

Conclusion

A life-giving tincture of chokeberry can be prepared with vodka or other strong alcohol. If you do not abuse the healing drug, even chronic diseases will recede over time. After all, it is not in vain that they say that chokeberry will help you forget the way to the pharmacy. Be healthy!

Video instruction: how to prepare blackberry tincture

Chokeberry is a very unpretentious plant, which gives not only a rich harvest, but also its fruits, have a significant number of useful properties. Recently, vodka-based chokeberry tincture has gained immense popularity. A drink of this kind can act not only as a wonderful treat, but also as a healing medicine.

Admirers of homemade liqueurs will be able to appreciate this product prepared with their own hands. Both fresh and dried chokeberry can act as the main ingredient of the tincture.

Chokeberry: benefits and contraindications

Chokeberry is a tree with an incredible amount of beneficial properties. In addition to the fruits of the plant, the leaves of the tree can also be used as a drug. The dark-colored berry contains many microelements and vitamins necessary for the body. It is used to improve the human body, and strengthen the immune system. In addition to the positive features, the chokeberry has a number of negative aspects.

Medicinal properties of chokeberry

The fruits of chokeberry have a beneficial effect on the human body. The main useful properties of mountain ash:

• improves the work of the heart and vascular system. Favorably affects the organs of the respiratory system. Acts as a good expectorant;
• reduces blood pressure;
• prevents the development of atherosclerosis;
• controls the level of cholesterol in the body;
• reduces swelling, causes a diuretic effect;
• the berry is recommended for diabetics, because it contains a small amount of sugars;
• strengthens the immune system, heals the body, enriches it with vitamins;
• enriches the body with iodine, fights colds;
• contributes to the normal secretion of gastric juice and normalizes the acidity of the stomach;
• prevents the formation of cancer cells;
• quickly stops bleeding;
• favorably affects the visual organs.

Important! Scientists have proven that chokeberry actively and efficiently fights cancer. The greatest effectiveness can be seen in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Harm to use

Despite the numerous positive properties, a number of negative aspects from the use of chokeberry can also be noted. They can manifest themselves with the active use of the presented fruit. The most significant contraindications leading to serious health problems are:

• thrombophlebitis, varicose diseases;
• peptic ulcers, lesions of the digestive system;
• cystitis, diseases of the urinary system;
• gallstones, kidney problems;
• gastritis, heartburn;
• low pressure;
• individual intolerance to the components.

Important! Rowan berries contribute to the thickening of the blood, which causes the formation of blood clots and varicose veins.

Chokeberry tincture on vodka recipes:

Not all people know how to make chokeberry tincture on vodka so that it has a pleasant taste. There are many recipes, using which a person can prepare a liquor with the necessary healing properties. By adding certain ingredients to the presented product, you can get an excellent do-it-yourself medicine.

Cherry tincture from chokeberry

Pouring with cherry leaves, has a pleasant smell and rich color. It will appeal even to gourmets who are accustomed to fine spirits. To prepare such a product, you will need the following components:

• purified water - half a liter;
• chokeberry - 500 grams;
• vodka - 500 milliliters;
• granulated sugar -0.5 kilograms;
• lemon - 1 piece;
• cherry leaves - 100-200 pieces.

1. At the first stage, the berries are cleaned from the steps and washed. Then they are thoroughly dried, after which, the fruits and cherry leaves are sent to a pot of water, boiled for 15 minutes;
2. Next, remove the pan from the heat and cool.
3. After some time, the liqueur is filtered through cheesecloth.
4. The strained product is put on fire again, while boiling, granulated sugar and lemon juice are added to the pour, vodka is poured and bottled.
5. Put the tincture for a month in a dark cool place.

There is another recipe for tincture with cherry leaves. This is a liqueur called "tincture of 100 leaves of chokeberry".

Pouring Ingredients:

• cherry leaves -33 pieces;
• blackcurrant leaves -33 pieces;
• raspberry leaves -33 pieces;
• chokeberry - 1 cup;
• vodka -0.5 liters;
• sugar - 1 cup;
• lemon - 1 piece.

How to cook:

1. The leaves and berries are put into a saucepan, poured with water and put on a slow fire, after which the contents are filtered through a colander, add lemon, sugar and vodka to the liquid.
2. We pour the liquor into bottles.

Ask the chef!

Failed to cook a meal? Feel free to ask me personally.

Aronia tincture: a simple recipe

The simplest classic recipe for making berry liqueur has nothing superfluous in its composition.

Products needed for pouring:

• rowan berries - 1 kilogram;
• vodka - 1 liter;
• granulated sugar - to taste.

The sequence of preparation of tincture:

1. We sort and clean the berries, wash them and dry them thoroughly.
2. We put the fruits in a jar and pour 2-3 centimeters of vodka, pour the required amount of granulated sugar, close the lid tightly and put in a dark place for 70 days.
3. Shake the jar several times a day.
4. We filter the finished tincture through cheesecloth, pour into prepared bottles.

The shelf life of the liqueur is unlimited.

Chokeberry tincture with honey

Pouring from black mountain ash with honey is a fairly easy product to prepare. To prepare the tincture, the following components are used:

• vodka - 0.5 liters;
• chokeberry -0.5 kilograms;
• honey - 2 tablespoons.

Cooking process:

1. We wash, clean, dry the rowan berries, transfer them to a jar of vodka, add honey.
2. We put the container in a warm place for 3 months, shake the tincture every week.
3. We filter the finished product and bottle it.
4. In a cool place, the tincture should be aged for 2 months.

Aronia tincture with dried cloves: spicy

One of the main spices added to the liqueur is cloves.

The main components necessary for the preparation of the presented drink:

• granulated sugar -500 grams;
• vodka - 900 milliliters;
• black mountain ash - 1.5 kilograms;
• cloves - 4 pieces.

Cooking instructions:

1. We put the berries in a jar, crush them with a rolling pin, add sugar and cloves to the container, mix the contents of the jar thoroughly.
2. We close the neck with gauze and put it in a dark place for a while.
3. After, pour vodka into the resulting mixture, insist in a dark place for about 2 months.

Black chokeberry tincture without sugar

The following ingredients are required for cooking:

• vodka -500 milliliters;
• black mountain ash -0.5 kilograms.

Step by step preparation of the liqueur:

1. We clean and wash the mountain ash, pour it into a jar, fill it with vodka.
2. We insist the drink for 2 months in a dark, cool place, filter through a thick cloth.
3. The finished product is bottled.

Tincture with apples

You can get a sweet tincture with a sour allowance by following the recipe presented.

Ingredients of the drink:

• black mountain ash - 400 grams;
• apples -400 grams;
• granulated sugar -400 grams;
• honey -2 spoons;
• water -1 liter;
• vodka -700 milligrams.

Cooking instructions:

Lemon tincture

The main components of the tincture:

• sugar - 1 cup;
• water - 1 glass;
• lemon -3 pieces;
• vodka - 0.5-1 liter.

Step-by-step instructions for making tincture:

1. Make a syrup by mixing water with sugar, add lemon juice to the resulting composition, put the prepared fruits in a 3-liter jar, pour the contents with vodka.
2. For 3 weeks, remove in a dark and cool place.
3. After this period, strain the drink, after mashing the berries, pour the tincture into bottles.

Chokeberry tincture on vodka from pressure

The fruits of black mountain ash are recommended for people suffering from hypertension. Especially often the disease makes itself felt in the autumn days. It is recommended to treat the disease with special courses. They must last at least a month. During this time, a person needs to eat 100 grams of the product 3 times a day. Some people make frozen black ash for the winter. An excellent remedy for lowering blood pressure is rowan tincture. It can be done both with vodka and with the addition of alcohol.

How to take the tincture

Since black rowan tincture can be used not only as a dessert drink, but also as a medicine, it is necessary to drink it strictly according to the prescription. It is recommended to consume 1 teaspoon of liqueur daily.

A larger amount can lead to intoxication of the body and, as a result, alcohol intoxication. An overdose of the drug leads to severe headaches and tachycardia. In old age, an overdose can lead to more serious consequences - a heart attack or stroke.

Important! Treatment with rowan tincture should be started only after consultation with a qualified specialist.

Conclusion

- This is a universal remedy that actively fights against various human diseases. Like all drugs, it has its own dosage. Uncontrolled use of liquor can lead to aggravation of the problems that exist in the human body.

See, chokeberry tincture on vodka, video: