Pouring peaches at home

Hand-made peach pouring will always be a decoration and highlight of the festive table, especially on cold winter evenings, thanks to its exquisite aroma and mild taste. It is only necessary to take care in the fall to allocate for this a few kilograms of velvety tender peaches and some free time.

Secrets of making peach liqueur

In practice, there are two main methods of making peach liqueur. This is an alcohol-based infusion and activation of fermentation with the help of natural yeast. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. But in both cases, an aromatic and pleasant-tasting alcoholic drink is obtained.

It can be prepared according to any of the following recipes. And in order for the peach liqueur to turn out to be successful, you need to adhere to some simple rules:

• you should use only high-quality vodka or double-purified moonshine so as not to spoil the taste of the liqueur;
• choose ripe and juicy peach fruits;
• be sure to remove all spoiled places on the fruit;
• peaches in recipes using alcohol must be thoroughly washed and dried;
• pits can be used to get the taste of almonds or amaretto;
• peach peel is easy to remove by scalding the fruit with boiling water;
• if you leave the peel, it will add a lasting aroma to the drink and give it a certain color.

Peach tincture is believed to have beneficial and soothing properties. But, perhaps, this comes from the peaceful state into which the taste of peach liqueur plunges.

The classic recipe for homemade peach liqueur

According to the simplest recipe, which is the basis for various options for pouring peaches, a drink can be made at home, even by a person ignorant of cooking.

To do this, you need to take 3 components:

• peaches - 1 kg;
• alcohol - 1 liter (it can be vodka, brandy, alcohol or moonshine);
• sugar - 200 g

Do the following:

1. Wash fruits, cut, remove seeds, cut into small pieces.
2. Put in a container, add sugar, mix well.
3. Put in a warm place, for about a day, so that the fruit is allowed to juice.
4. Add alcohol, close the lid and put in a cellar or pantry for 3-4 weeks. Shake the dishes with the drink once a week.
5. Strain through a filter and bottle.

The classic recipe gives the drink without any additives, so it has exactly the peach flavor. For its preparation, it is recommended to select the most fragrant and ripe fruits.

Peach liqueur on vodka with spices

By adding spices, you can make a liqueur with a definitely pronounced taste or with a whole bunch of taste sensations. This recipe is for an amateur who can combine spices at his own discretion.

Ingredients:

• peaches - 1 kg;
• vodka - 1 l;
• sugar - 0.1 kg;
• water - 50 ml;
• cinnamon - ½ stick;
• vanillin - on the tip of a teaspoon;
• mint - 2 g.

Instead of vodka, you can make a liqueur of peaches with alcohol or double-purified moonshine. Add vanillin and mint as desired and to taste.

Preparation:

1. Wash the fruits, remove seeds from them, cut into slices, put in a jar.
2. Pour in alcohol so that the peaches are completely covered with vodka. Close the lid.
3. Leave alone for 1.5 months, in a closet. Shake occasionally.
4. Filter the liquid, squeeze the pulp.
5. Mix sugar, water, spices in a saucepan, boil over a fire for 3 minutes.
6. Cool the syrup, combine with the resulting tincture, cover with a lid.
7. Bring to a boil and turn off.
8. Allow to cool without opening.
9. Pour into bottles and close.
10. Taste every other day.

The result is a drink of 20% strength and a shelf life of up to 3 years.

How to make a delicious peach liqueur without vodka

According to the recipe, peach liqueur without the addition of alcohol is obtained at home of low strength, with a delicate and mild taste and an exquisite aroma of southern fruits. She is especially popular with women. Therefore, it is also called ladies' liqueur.

Only fruit and sugar can be used for cooking. Raisins are added as natural yeast immediately or a little later if fermentation has not started.

Ingredients:

• peaches - 2.5 kg;
• sugar - 0.4 kg;
• raisins - 30 g.

Preparation:

1. Do not wash the fruit, just wipe it off with a dry cloth.
2. Cut in half, remove seeds.
3. Finely chop the pulp into pieces.
4. Place in a fermentation dish.
5. Cover with sugar, shake.
6. Put a medical glove with a small hole on the neck of the dish.
7. Place in an unlit room with a temperature of + 18 ... +25⁰FROM.
8. After about 1-1.5 months, when fermentation stops, strain the liqueur through a sieve, squeeze the pulp, pour into containers and remove for 4 months until fully cooked.

The glove will be able to track the fermentation process. If it does not start after 12 hours, then add 30 g of unwashed raisins.

Peach seed liqueur recipe

When peaches are bought in the fall, they eat the pulp and discard the seeds. You can try to make a tincture from the seeds and get an extraordinary drink with the taste of bitter almonds.

Ingredients:

• peach pits - one handful;
• vodka - 750 ml;
• sugar - 0.2 kg;
• water - 100 ml.

Preparation:

1. Crush dry bones and put in a bottle.
2. Pour in vodka.
3. Leave in a sunny place for 4-5 weeks.
4. Strain the liquid from the seeds.
5. Boil sugar syrup with water, cool and mix with liqueur.
6. Pack up, send for storage.

Homemade peach juice liqueur

Fresh peaches are not always available as they are seasonal fruits. But peach juice can be purchased at any time of the year and improve the alcoholic drink with it.

Ingredients:

• peach juice - 500 ml;
• moonshine 40-45% - 500 ml;
• sugar to taste.

Preparation:

1. Mix juice and moonshine in a glass jar.
2. Store for 20 days.
3. Filter and add sugar if desired. Shake well.
4. Put it on for another 3 weeks.
5. Bottle and cork.

Keep out of the sun. Peach juice will significantly improve the taste of the moonshine.

Peach liqueur with honey recipe

You can get peach liqueur by preparing it according to the classic recipe with the addition of honey instead of sugar. This drink can be added to desserts, cakes, cocktails.

Ingredients:

• fruit fruits - 2 kg;
• brandy or cognac - 1 l;
• liquid honey - to pour over the fruit.

Preparation:

1. Cut clean and dry peaches into pieces, place in an infusion jar so that they are only half full.
2. Pour honey there so that it completely covers the fruit.
3. Refrigerate for 1.5 months.
4. Remove from the refrigerator and add alcohol to the top of the can. Shake several times.
5. Close the lid and leave in a cool place for another 5 months.
6. Pass through cheesecloth. Pour into prepared containers.

Store at a temperature of about +12⁰FROM.

Pouring peaches with vodka with mint and thyme

The addition of thyme and mint in the peach vodka recipe will make the drink not only with a piquant aroma, but also healthy. You can experiment with the amount of herbs to your liking.

Ingredients:

• peach pulp - 2 kg;
• vodka - 1.5 l;
• water - 100 ml;
• sugar - 200 g;
• cinnamon - 1 stick;
• mint - 2 g;
• thyme - 2 g.

Cooking steps:

1. Prepare the fruit: wash, remove from the core, cut into pieces.
2. Place the pieces of pulp in a glass dish.
3. Pour with vodka and put in the pantry for 2 months.
4. After 60 days, put the spices in boiling water, boil for 3 minutes, add sugar. Boil the syrup.
5. Combine the cooled syrup with the liqueur in one saucepan, cover, bring to a boil and remove immediately.

The lid should not be opened when the filling is heated and until it has cooled completely.

Recipe for making peach, lemon and strawberry liqueur

You can complement the taste of peach liqueur with sweet strawberries and fresh lemon. It will be richer and more reminiscent of summer. This requires the following products:

• strawberries - 0.5 kg;
• peaches - 2.5 kg;
• alcohol - 2 liters;
• sugar - 0.6 kg;
• lemon zest - one strip;
• oak chips - 1 tbsp. l.

The cooking process is as follows:

1. Peaches are washed, dried, cut into pieces, freeing from the seeds.
2. Put in a three-liter jar, add strawberries, lemon zest and oak chips. All this should fill the jar by no more than 2/3 of its volume.
3. Pour to the top with vodka, alcohol or moonshine.
4. Soaked in the sun for a week. Strain through cheesecloth.

Peach Mood Drink is ready. It can be bottled and refrigerated.

Storage rules for peach liqueur

After the end of the preparation process, the drink is packaged in dishes, tightly closed and stored in a dark place with a low temperature. This can be a refrigerator, cellar, basement, pantry, or a wardrobe on an insulated loggia.

Peach liqueurs are stored for 2 to 5 years, provided that there is no direct sunlight.

Conclusion

Pouring homemade peaches will help lift your spirits and increase vitality in any situation. Self-made peach liqueur gives complete confidence in the quality of the products used and can be made taking into account the taste and preferences of both hosts and guests.

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