Alcohol can also be useful - recipe for chokeberry tincture on vodka

Tell me the recipe for chokeberry tincture on vodka so that it turns out not a drink, but a remedy for treatment. Once upon a time, my mother always kept her in the house and took it a little, as a sedative. And in winter, when my father and I were sick with a cold. I want to do this for myself, but I forgot the proportions. Do you need to add sugar?

Its black berries contain a lot of useful substances, besides, the juice perfectly colors any drink. A very tasty and even medicinal recipe for chokeberry tincture with vodka is obtained. Rowan gives alcohol its color, its aroma, and all the vitamins, and vodka acts as a preservative. The tincture is stored for a long time, without losing either taste, or smell, or healing properties.

For the preparation of tinctures, berries are best picked after frost - they are then sweeter and juicier. Dried blackberry is also suitable, but in this case, reduce the number of berries by 2 times.

Why is blackberry tincture useful?

In addition to rich color, pleasant aroma and taste, such a drink has a healing effect on the body, namely:

• strengthens the immune system;
• improves the functioning of the intestines, stomach, cardiovascular system;
• calms the nervous system;
• increases efficiency;
• relieves inflammation and edema;
• reduces the amount of uric acid, helping to treat joint diseases;
• treats anemia by increasing hemoglobin levels;
• promotes the treatment of thyroid diseases.

Chokeberry tincture recipe with vodka - classic version

The easiest way to make the most healthy drink is to use only 2 ingredients: alcohol and berries. You do not need to add sugar if you plan to actually use the tincture for medicinal purposes. A healing agent is prepared quickly: sort the berries, wash and dry. Fold them in a glass container, fill with vodka in a 1: 1 ratio (for 1 kg of berries - 1 liter) and keep in a dark place for at least 2 months. Then strain and seal tightly. Thanks to the alcohol part, you can store the tincture in a warm room, and for a long time.

Rowan vodka with sugar and cloves

It will no longer be a shame to put such a drink on the festive table. Sugar to soften its taste, and carnation add a piquant spicy aroma.

The cooking technology is the same as in the classic version, only slightly different proportions: for 1.5 kg of berries you need 1 liter of vodka. Sugar will be enough for 0.5 kg, and cloves and not more than 3 buds at all, so that the aroma does not turn out too harsh. You can pre-crush the mountain ash with a crush, and then cover it with sugar and leave for 2 days, putting the clove buds. On the third day, fill the blank with vodka and stand for 50 days.

Blackberry tincture on moonshine