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Those who like to cook various liqueurs and liqueurs at home will appreciate the cloudberry liqueur. It is simple to prepare, and as for the taste, even very sophisticated connoisseurs will appreciate them.
Secrets of making cloudberry liqueur at home
Cloudberry liqueur helps in the prevention and treatment of a large number of diseases. In addition to a huge amount of vitamins and nutrients, cloudberries contain benzoic acid, which is a natural preservative. This allows home liqueur to be stored for a long time without changing its taste or losing its valuable qualities.
One of the secrets of making an alcoholic drink from cloudberries is the correct choice of raw materials. Cloudberries must be of sufficient ripeness. If you take a berry that is too green, it will spoil the taste, and too ripe may include spoiled specimens.
Before you start preparing a drink, the berries need to be sorted out and all spoiled specimens, as well as too green and showing signs of disease, must be removed.
The second required ingredient is vodka. It must be of high quality. A cheap drink should not be taken as it can spoil the taste and quality of the final liquor.
Cloudberry liqueur: a Finnish recipe with honey
Finns consider cloudberries to be a delicacy and therefore add them to the most sophisticated dishes. Therefore, the Finnish recipe for cloudberries with honey will delight the taste of the most fastidious connoisseurs of high-quality alcohol.
The ingredients in the Finnish recipe are as follows:
- cloudberries, fresh or frozen - 300 g;
- half a liter of high-quality vodka;
- 400 g of honey;
- 200 ml of drinking water, the best option is purified.
The recipe for making a drink from the proposed ingredients does not look complicated:
- Rinse the berries and grind in mashed potatoes.
- Mix with vodka in an infusion container.
- Cover and place in a dark and warm place.
- Insist 10 days.
- Mix honey and water in a small container and put on fire.
- Bring to a boil, remove foam and keep on low heat.
- Remove the syrup and cool to room temperature.
- Pour directly into the tincture.
- Cover the container tightly with a lid and put it for another 15 days, while it is advisable to shake the bottle every day.
- After 15 days, strain the tincture and bottle it in which it will be stored.
After a while, a slight sediment may form at the bottom - this corresponds to the cooking technology. The resulting drink has a strength of about 25% and has a pleasant aroma of honey and cloudberries.
Classic cloudberry liqueur recipe
The classic recipe does not involve adding honey and uses a little more water. Otherwise, it is similar to the Finnish honey tincture. The components used are as follows:
- cloudberries - 600 g;
- liter of vodka;
- a pound of granulated sugar;
- half a liter of clean drinking water.
This is enough to make a classic cloudberry liqueur. The algorithm of actions is as follows:
- Rinse and sort the berries, separating the spoiled and wrinkled specimens.
- Grind with a blender or in any available way.
- Put the puree in a glass bottle and pour over the vodka.
- Insist 10 days in a dark but warm place.
- Prepare the sugar syrup.
- Cool the syrup in a natural way and then pour into the tincture.
- Insist for another 14 days, while regularly shaking the contents of the bottle.
- Strain and pour into glass containers.
- Place in a cool place.
Such a drink can be stored for about 5 years, if you do not put it out in the heat. This homemade cloudberry liqueur can delight even the most pampered guests, especially on a winter evening when it's cold and snowy outside. It doesn't matter if they drink it neat or add it to coffee or dessert.
How to make cloudberry liqueur with honey and cognac
In addition to vodka, cognac can also serve as the basis for the tincture. It will give the northern berry drink a unique woody aroma. It is advisable to take cognac of high quality and seasoned. Then the tincture will acquire aroma, taste, and strength.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- half a liter of brandy;
- berry -300 g;
- 400 g of honey;
- 200 ml of water.
Tincture preparation algorithm:
- Wash and sort out the raw materials, and then grind it into puree.
- Put in a glass dish and pour over cognac.
- Place at room temperature in a dark place for 10 days.
- After 10 days add honey and water.
- Insist 2 more weeks.
- After 14 days, drain and bottle.
- Store in a cool place such as a basement or cellar.
The strength gets up to 33%, but at the same time the taste is rather mild to drink with pleasure.
What to drink with cloudberry liqueur
Due to its pleasant taste, cloudberry liqueur is excellently used both as a dessert drink and as a digestif.
For those who love compound cocktails, you should pay attention to the mixture of cloudberry liqueur with dark rum and cocoa.
It is recommended to serve cloudberry liqueur chilled, not more than 18 ° C. As an appetizer for liqueur, the best option is fruits and various desserts. An unforgettable taste will be presented by the combination of cloudberry liqueur with white ice cream.
Experts recommend taking this drink slowly, in small sips, in order to feel the full taste and aroma of the Finnish liqueur.
In Finland, Lapponia coffee is very famous - it is a classic espresso with the addition of cloudberry liqueur.
Conclusion
Cloudberry liqueur is one of the elite drinks, but it is not difficult to prepare it at home. It is enough to have some cloudberries and high-quality vodka or brandy. As a result, after 25 days, a truly sophisticated drink of golden color with a pleasant taste of exotic northern berries will flaunt on the table. Vodka can be replaced with brandy, and sugar with honey. This will give the liquor an unforgettable soft taste and pleasant aroma. Such a drink can be stored for more than 5 years, while over time the taste will become even more noble.
