Bird cherry amaretto at home

Bird cherry amaretto is an unusual combination of the Italian name and pleasant nutty bitterness with berries, which has a lot of medicinal properties. At the same time, kernels are often absent in the structure of the drink, and the taste of sweet bitterness resembles the original, gives a nutty aftertaste.

The history of the emergence of dessert liqueur

The word amaro is a diminutive of Amaretto, but has nothing to do with love. The meaning of the fragment from the full name means "bitter", and the completely Spanish drink straightforwardly hints at a pleasant bitterness - "a little bitter".

According to legend, the world learned about the existence of a heady liquor in the Renaissance, when da Vinci's pupil took a beautiful young widow as a model to reproduce the image of the Madonna. The Saronian innkeeper prepared a mixture of brandy, apricot pits and spices for her object of passion, and became not only a fragment of a fresco in the Santa Maria della Grazia monastery, but also a woman praised in the legends of Italy. She inspired the famous Bernardino Luini to create, and he encouraged her to create a new taste known to everyone today.

How to make amaretto from bird cherry

The taste of homemade liqueur can be changed, spices can be added and proportions can be changed, but to get a drink that is close in taste to the original, it is recommended to adhere to several points:

1. Not everyone likes the bitterness of almonds, but in order to achieve similarity of tastes, it should still be included in the recipe, replacing the variety with a sweeter one.
2. For a brown color, brown sugar should be used for cooking.
3. To be able to appreciate the pleasant taste, it is necessary to take seriously the choice of water - it must be purified, bottled.
4. When adding spices, it is worth adding a hint of apricot pits and dried cherries, vanilla.

It is worth noting that the recipe for the notorious Disaronno Originale has been kept in the strictest confidence for more than half a century, but the following facts are known for sure and there is an opportunity to draw nuances for further creative experiment.

1. For cooking, use an extract of 17 fruits and herbs with sugar, transformed into caramel and apricot kernel oil (for alcohol).
2. The real taste can be obtained by using the vents - wild apricot seeds. They give an unobtrusive bitterness.
3. When using wild almonds, you need to know that it contains a high concentration of hydrocyanic acid. To eliminate the effect of the toxic substance, the nut is soaked in alcohol from grapes.
4. After completing all the preparatory processes, the drink is distilled.

Thanks to true gourmets and leaked information from the manufacturer, amateur recipes bear a resemblance to Amaretto liqueur. Housewives have learned to compensate for the lack of bitterness of seeds with spices.

To make the color of the drink natural, ordinary granulated sugar is replaced with cane sugar.

The classic recipe for cherry liqueur

It is quite possible to prepare bird cherry amaretto at home, and the result of the product is impressive in its similarity to the original.

For cooking you will need:

• alcohol, vodka, moonshine - no more than 50 degrees - 0.85 liters;
• cognac - 200 ml;
• content of apricot kernels - 40 g;
• raw almonds, peeled - 40 g;
• anise - 35 g;
• fennel (seeds) - 15 g;
• fresh cherries, pitted - 50 g;
• peach or apricot pulp - 50 g;
• dried apricots - 50 g;
• cinnamon - 0.5 g;
• vanillin - on the tip of a knife;
• mint - 13 g;
• black pepper - 2 peas;
• carnation - 2 stars;
• allspice - 1 pea;
• water - 125 ml.

To prepare caramel syrup you need:

• water - 75 ml.
• sugar - 175 g.

To prepare the syrup:

• water - 185 g.
• sugar - 185 g.

Step-by-step preparation of a drink:

1. Pits are removed from apricot or peach (optional), cherries.
2. The cherries are cut into two halves.
3. Dried apricots, mint, fruit pulp - chop.
4. 0.5 cm is cut off from a cinnamon stick and finely cut.

Further algorithm of actions:

1. Chopped dried apricots are soaked in water. The required volume of dried fruits is poured with 50-75 ml of water - kept for a couple of hours.
2. All spices and nuts, except for fruits, seeds, granulated sugar and vanilla, are ground with a coffee grinder.
3. Put in a glass vessel: swollen dried apricots, apricot pits without shells, pulp of fruits and cherries, ground nuts, spices, mint.
4. Cognac and half the volume of vodka (375 ml) are poured into the composition of the ingredients.
5. The container is set aside in a dark place for 30 days, shaken daily.
6. After 14 days, the contents of the jar are squeezed.
7. Stirring is stopped 7 days before readiness, so that the thick can settle.
8. The resulting tincture is carefully drained, filtered through a gauze filter.

The extract contains 13 components, most of which are beneficial to the body.

Caramel syrup - cooking process:

1. Pour 175 g of granulated sugar into a non-stick frying pan, pour 25 ml of water. Warm up until sugar is completely dissolved over moderate heat.
2. The composition should be stirred continuously until the caramel is brown and thicker.
3. 50 ml of water and vanillin are added to the syrup - stir.

Sugar syrup - preparation process:

1. Sugar is added to the boiled water, boiled for 10 minutes, stirring constantly and removing the foam.
2. Cool down.

Assembling liquor:

1. The strained tincture is poured into a measuring container - it should turn out to be up to half a liter.
2. Next, the ingredients are combined according to the scheme: 3 parts of tincture, 3 parts of vodka, 2 parts of sugar syrup, 1 part of caramel. According to the recipe: 450 ml of tincture is combined with 450 ml of vodka, 300 ml of sugar syrup, 150 ml of caramel.

The composition is kept for up to a week in a dark, cool place, filtered.

Sweet bird cherry liqueur recipe

There are many recipes for liqueur with bird cherry, and to feel the difference and find the maximum similarity with the classic cooking method, you should try to cook some.

For cooking you will need:

• bird cherry in berries - 2 cups;
• water - 2 glasses;
• sugar - 2 cups;
• vodka - 1 l.

Step by step cooking process:

1. Vodka is diluted with water, sugar is added and kneaded until smooth.
2. Cherry berries are poured into a sterile container, poured with a liquid mixture.
3. Set aside in a dark place and incubate for 1 month from fresh berries and 3 months from dried ones.
4. The finished bird cherry drink is filtered and poured into containers.
5. For 1 liter of vodka, take 2 glasses of sugar and water - boil the syrup.
6. Infused berries are poured with a sweet liquid, filtered after cooling.
7. The tincture is combined with sugar-berry syrup, corked, kept in a dark place for at least 1 month.

It is worth noting that in this recipe, the more the bird cherry liqueur is kept, the better its taste.

The easiest bird cherry amaretto recipe

If you don't want to go through the endless stages of preparing a classic drink, it is quite possible to get a delicious liqueur from several ingredients.

For cooking you will need:

• vodka - 1 l;
• bird cherry (berries) - 4 glasses;

Step by step cooking:

1. Vodka is mixed with berries in a sterile container.
2. The jar is hermetically closed and kept out of the sun for a month or more.
3. Filter and consume the finished drink.

Liqueur Amaretto from bird cherry with almonds

Although the classic recipes suggest the presence of almonds or seeds from seeds of fruits and berries, it is not necessary to add them to drinks with the addition of bird cherry (berries, bark, color, leaves). The plant gives the liquor the smell of almond kernels and completely compensates for the lack of nuts. Any of the suggested recipes can be improved and added some refined grains for the sake of experiment.

How to make Red Cherry Amaretto

It is also called "Spicy Liqueur". To prepare a drink, you will need the following ingredients:

• red berries of bird cherry - 1 liter can;
• vodka - 0.5 l;
• granulated sugar - 500 g;
• vanillin - 5 g;
• nutmeg - 2.5 g;
• cinnamon - 0.5 cm.

Step by step recipe:

1. Spices and sugar are added to the crushed berries. Mix everything thoroughly, let it brew without access to light (2 days).
2. Vodka is poured into a container with the composition, shaken, kept for 20 days. Shake the contents daily.
3. A week before the completion of the process, the mixture is allowed to settle.
4. The finished mass is filtered through a filter.

Homemade cherry blossom liqueur

Blooming bird cherry is hard to miss. The aroma is sung in songs, and fragrant brushes filled with nectar have found their way into the preparation of liqueur. To obtain amaretto from bird cherry at home with a prescription you will need:

• vodka - 0.5 l;
• bird cherry color - volume equal to 3-4 liters;
• granulated sugar - 200 g.

Step by step recipe:

1. The dried collection is tightly packed into a jar.
2. The container is filled to the top with vodka and kept out of light for up to 40 days.
3. The resulting composition is filtered, sugar is added if necessary.
4. Withstand another week at +18 degrees.

Amaretto made from dried bird cherry flowers will have a pleasant aroma and rich taste.

Recipe for homemade dried bird cherry Amaretto liqueur

If there are still blanks of dried bird cherry, it is worth diversifying the diet and preparing not only compote. Drying amaretto will be no worse than fresh berries. For cooking you will need:

• vodka - 1.5 l;
• dried bird cherry - 75 g;
• sugar - 2 tbsp. l.

Step by step recipe:

1. Dry berries are placed in a clean container, poured with vodka. The container is set aside in a dark place for a month.
2. The finished composition is filtered, filtered. Sweets can be added if necessary.
3. Allow to stand for a week before use.

How to drink liquor properly

Homemade cherry liqueur Amaretto is tasty and aromatic. To feel each note correctly, the drink is consumed in its pure form after a meal in small sips.

It gives a special flavor to cocktails, it is diluted with water and can be served with ice. Cheese, desserts and fruits are harmoniously suitable as snacks for sweet alcohol.

According to the recommendations of gourmets, Amaretto with bird cherry is compatible: with chocolate and coffee, with cherry or orange juices, with cola (1: 2).

Good cafes offer Amaretto in cocktails, strictly observing the proportions of the mix. Also, an incredible combination of flavors when cooked at home from cherry-based liqueur:

• "Rose with cherry": ice (200 g) is poured into a glass, liqueur (100 ml), cherry juice (150 ml), pink vermouth (50 ml) are poured, all the ingredients are mixed, served with a cherry;
• Hot Gold: Pour cherry Amaretto liqueur (50 ml), orange juice (150 ml), juice from a quarter of a lemon into a small cooking container, heat all the components, but do not bring to a boil, you can enjoy it from a cup or glass, decorating with an orange slice;
• "Flirting Amaretto" - a very ladies' drink: homemade liqueur with bird cherry (2 tbsp. L.), Freshly squeezed orange juice (2 tbsp. L.), "Brut" (100 ml), consumed slowly through a tube.

• pathology of the liver and kidneys;
• diseases of the digestive system;
• predisposition to allergies;
• addiction to alcohol;
• individual immunity.

Rules for storing bird cherry liqueur

The shelf life of Amaretto with bird cherry is slightly less than that of an industrial product. You can enjoy homemade liqueur for 1-2 years. In order for the drink to retain all its taste and useful properties, it is recommended to store it in hermetically sealed containers, without access to light, in a cool (12 - 18 degrees), but not cold place. The started container must be consumed within a month.

Conclusion

Bird cherry amaretto is an incredible combination of flavors and aromas. If you make a drink at home from natural ingredients, you can get a noble, pleasant addition to desserts and snacks. Drinking liqueur in small quantities improves the psycho-emotional state, relax and get gastronomic pleasure.

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