Cherry tincture on alcohol

Since ancient times, bird cherry in Russia has been revered as a valuable medicinal plant, capable of both driving away entities hostile to humans and helping in the cure of many diseases. Bird cherry tincture is famous for its taste, with pronounced shades of almonds, and aroma and medicinal properties. Many even respect bird cherry liqueur more than a drink made from cherries or cherries.

The benefits of tincture on bird cherry

The berries of bird cherry, although they have pronounced medicinal properties, are not very attractive when fresh. Their sweetish, slightly tart and peculiar taste does not allow them to take their rightful place among other healthy berries. But bird cherry tincture is used with pleasure by everyone who wants, one way or another, to improve their health.

The rich composition of bird cherry determines the benefits and healing properties of vodka tincture:

1. The presence of a large amount of tannins helps with digestive disorders, has an astringent and strengthening effect in diarrhea of ​​various origins and intestinal gas.
2. Various bitterness strengthens the walls of the stomach.
3. Pectin helps to normalize bowel function.
4. Phytoncides determine its bactericidal properties.
5. The content of many vitamins and minerals helps to cleanse the blood, eliminate toxins and strengthen the walls of capillary vessels.
6. Bird cherry tincture increases the body's resistance to infections, increases immunity and accelerates the regenerative capacity of tissues. Therefore, its use can be useful for any colds or inflammatory diseases, as well as for general strengthening of the body.
7. It has good diuretic and diaphoretic properties.
8. It is able to remove salts of heavy metals from the body and have a beneficial effect on the healing of various joint diseases.

So, externally, the tincture is used for arthritis, arthrosis, gout, osteoporosis, as well as for the treatment of stomatitis, gingivitis, purulent wounds.

But it should be noted that in the seeds of bird cherry, as well as in its leaves and bark, there is a lot of amygdalin glycoside. This substance, when decomposed, releases hydrocyanic acid, which is a strong toxic substance. For this reason, bird cherry berries are contraindicated for use by pregnant and lactating women. And all other tincture should be used with caution, not exceeding the recommended dose.

How to make cherry tincture

Bird cherry or bird cherry is widespread throughout Russia from north to south, from the western regions to the Far East itself. In addition to wild ones, there are also its cultivated varieties, which are distinguished by large berry sizes and sweetness, but their aroma, as a rule, is not so pronounced.

The berries are green at first, and when fully ripe (in August-September) they turn black.They are small in size and differ in a peculiar tart-sweetish slightly astringent taste.

Also, in Russian latitudes, a guest from the American continent, the Virginia or red bird cherry, has long been introduced into the culture. Its berries are larger in size, they are juicy, red, but as they ripen, they darken and become almost black. As for the aroma, it is much weaker in the red bird cherry than in the ordinary one. Therefore, it is traditionally customary to prepare the tincture, first of all, from bird cherry or common. And the Virginia variety, due to the greater juiciness of the berries, is used more often for making homemade liqueurs.

Tincture at home can be made from fresh, dry and even frozen cherry berries. But the recipe is somewhat different. Also, for the preparation of bird cherry tincture, plant flowers and jam made from its fruits are used.

The most important subject of numerous discussions is the content of hydrocyanic acid in bird cherry and, accordingly, the possible harm from the use of tincture from it inside.

• At first, amygdalin, which is converted to hydrocyanic acid, is found only in bird cherry seeds. In the very pulp of the berries it is not. Therefore, with a particularly strong desire, the seeds from the berries can be removed altogether, although this is not easy.
• Secondly, this substance is able to be absorbed into alcohol-containing liquids only after 6 weeks of infusion. Therefore, you should not cook bird cherry tincture for more than one month. After this period, the berries from alcohol or vodka must be removed.
• Thirdly, it was found that sugar quite effectively neutralizes the effect of hydrocyanic acid, therefore it is certainly added to the tincture. Moreover, it is important to use sugar, and not other sweeteners such as fructose, stevia and their other varieties.

The preparation of berries for making vodka on bird cherry at home is that they are removed from the branches and sorted, discarding leaves, plant debris, stalks and shriveled, spoiled and small fruits aside.

Then the berries are either mixed with sugar or slightly dried in a warm room without access to sunlight for several days. If there is no intention and desire to free the seeds from the berries, then the best option would be to mix them immediately with sugar.

The classic recipe for cherry tincture

This recipe is also the simplest one. The result will be a very aromatic, moderately sweet and strong drink with a characteristic almond flavor. In terms of taste, it most resembles a cherry liqueur.

You will need:

• 500 ml of vodka or alcohol, diluted to 45-50 degrees;
• 400 g of bird cherry berries peeled from plant debris;
• 100 g granulated sugar.

Manufacturing:

1. Prepared ripe bird cherry berries are poured into a clean and completely dry glass jar.
2. Sugar is also added there, the jar is closed with a plastic lid and, by the method of repeated shaking, the berries are slightly softened and the juice let out.
3. Alcohol is added to the same jar, covered with a lid and shaken thoroughly.
4. Place a tightly closed jar with bird cherry tincture in a warm place with a temperature of at least + 20 ° C and without access to any light for 18-20 days.
5. It is advisable to shake the contents of the jar once every few days in order to achieve complete dissolution of the sugar.
6. During this period of time, the tincture should acquire a bright rich color and characteristic aroma.
   
7. After the due date has expired, the resulting bird cherry tincture is filtered using a gauze filter with cotton wool.
8. They are bottled, sealed tightly and placed in a cold place - a cellar or refrigerator.
9. You can use the tincture within a few days after filtration, letting it brew for a while.

Tincture of red bird cherry on vodka

The content of the glycoside amygdalin, which turns into poisonous hydrocyanic acid, is incomparably less in the berries of red or virgin cherry. Therefore, the tincture of red bird cherry can be kept for a longer time. Moreover, the red bird cherry does not have a particularly bright aroma, and an alcohol-containing drink needs time to have time to pull it out of this berry.

You will need:

• 800 g of berries of the virgin or red bird cherry;
• 200 g granulated sugar;
• 1 liter of vodka.

Manufacturing:

1. The berries, cleared of plant debris and sorted out, are poured into a jar.
2. Add sugar, close tightly with a lid and shake for at least 5 minutes to achieve juicing.
3. The jar is opened, vodka is added to it, the contents are mixed well again and sent to a warm place without light for about 20 days.
4. After the due date, the tincture is filtered through a cotton-gauze filter.
5. They taste it, if desired, add more sugar and, pouring the drink into bottles, insist it for a few more days to a week.
6. After that, the bird cherry tincture on vodka is ready for tasting.

Tincture on dried bird cherry

Dried bird cherry can be prepared independently by drying pre-processed and peeled berries during the harvest season. And you can buy it at a variety of retail outlets. On sale there is dried bird cherry in the form of powder or whole berries. For the preparation of bird cherry tincture at home, mostly whole dried berries are suitable. As the powder contains a significant amount of crushed seeds and this can add unnecessary harshness to the drink.

You will need:

• 150 g dried bird cherry berries;
• 3 liters of vodka or diluted alcohol;
• 3-4 tbsp. l. granulated sugar.

Manufacturing:

1. In a dry and clean three-liter jar, pour bird cherry berries 1.5 liters of vodka, shake it several times and place for 2 weeks in a dark place with room temperature.
2. Then the drink is filtered through a filter, poured into a dark glass container or set aside in a dark place.
3. The remaining berries are again poured with another 1.5 liters of vodka, sugar is added and insisted for another 2 weeks.
4. After 14 days, the contents of the jar are filtered again and combined with the tincture obtained after the first filtration.
5. Shake well and place for infusion for another week.
6. Strain through a filter, pour into bottles and seal tightly.

The healing drink is ready.

Recipe for cherry tincture on vodka with cloves and cinnamon

Spices will additionally ennoble the taste and aroma of the finished bird cherry liqueur.

You will need:

• 300 g of bird cherry berries;
• 100 g granulated sugar;
• 500 ml of vodka;
• a small stick of cinnamon;
• 5-6 carnation buds.

The production of such a bird cherry on vodka is not much different from the classical technology. In the jar, along with the sugar, you should only add the spices prescribed by the recipe. And after the required infusion period, strain through a filter and bottle.

Tincture of dried red bird cherry and ginger

To prepare a delicious tincture from dried red bird cherry berries, it is advisable to supplement them with spices, since they practically do not have their own pronounced aroma.

You will need:

• 150 g dried red bird cherry;
• half a cinnamon stick;
• 5 carnation buds;
• 5 g pieces of ginger;
• 120 g granulated sugar;
• 1 liter of 45-50-degree alcohol or ordinary medium-quality vodka.

Manufacturing:

1. Dry bird cherry berries are poured with warm boiled water so that they are completely immersed in it. Leave to swell for several hours.
2. The berries are discarded in a colander and transferred to a clean glass jar.
3. The cinnamon stick and ginger are chopped into small pieces with a sharp knife.
4. Sugar and all the crushed spices are added to a jar with bird cherry, poured with alcohol or vodka, mixed well.
5. Close the lid tightly and place in a warm place without light.
6. After 2 weeks, the contents of the jar are filtered through a filter made of cotton wool and gauze.
7. They are bottled, well sealed and stored.

Recipe for bird cherry liqueur with pine nuts

This old recipe is especially popular among Siberians, who have been preparing such "nutcrackers" for a long time.

You will need:

• 500 g of fresh bird cherry berries;
• 1 cup peeled pine nuts
• 2 liters of vodka;
• 250-300 g granulated sugar;
• 2 carnation buds.

Manufacturing:

1. Pine nuts are lightly kneaded with a wooden crush to release some oil.
2. A layer of bird cherry berries is poured into the jar, then a sugar layer, pine nuts, this is repeated until all the components run out.
3. Add cloves and pour vodka over the mixture.
4. Stir and insist indoors at a temperature of + 20-28 ° C without light for 10-15 days.
5. After two weeks, the tincture is filtered, poured into bottles and allowed to stand for a few more days in a cool place before tasting.

Cherry tincture on vodka with cherry leaves

This bird cherry liqueur is even more reminiscent of cherry, due to the addition of aromatic leaves, which give it an original tart taste.

You will need:

• 400 g of fresh or dry bird cherry berries;
• 1000 ml of vodka;
• 500 ml of filtered water;
• 40 cherry leaves;
• 150 g granulated sugar.

Manufacturing:

1. The water is heated to a boil, cherry leaves are placed in it and boiled for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Add peeled and sorted bird cherry berries and sugar, boil for another 5 minutes, filter and cool.
3. 500 ml of vodka is poured into the resulting syrup, mixed, sent for infusion in a warm and dark place for 8-10 days.
4. Add the remaining amount of vodka and insist the same amount.
5. After that, the tincture is filtered again, bottled and sent to storage.

Recipe for infusion of bird cherry on alcohol with cinnamon and honey

There are many recipes for making spicy alcoholic tinctures. They are not only insanely delicious, but also very healthy. One of them, which uses bird cherry berries and honey, is described in detail below.

You will need:

• 250 g of bird cherry berries;
• 1 liter of alcohol 96%;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 2-3 peas of black pepper;
• 3 allspice peas;
• 250 ml of water;
• 3-4 tbsp. l. liquid honey;
• ¼ nutmeg;
• 3-4 carnation buds.

Manufacturing:

1. All spices are finely chopped with a sharp knife or lightly pounded in a wooden mortar.
2. Mix 250 ml of water and alcohol, add all the crushed spices and heat the mixture until it boils.
3. Add honey and boil for another 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and cool to + 50 ° C.
5. Add the remaining alcohol, cover and allow the drink to cool to room temperature.
6. To get the full bouquet of all the aromas present, the container is tightly covered and the drink is allowed to stand for about 2 more weeks in a warm, dark place.
7. Then the tincture is filtered through several layers of gauze and poured into prepared bottles with tight lids.

Bird cherry tincture on cognac

Cherry tincture on cognac can surprise even connoisseurs of alcoholic beverages with its taste. Berries are used either dry or fresh, but previously slightly dried in the oven at a low temperature (+ 40 ° C).

You will need:

• 200 g bird cherry;
• 500 ml of brandy;
• 70-80 g of granulated sugar.

Traditional production:

1. The berries are covered with sugar, add brandy, stir thoroughly.
2. Insist in a dark place for about 20 days.
3. Filtered, poured into special bottles, hermetically sealed.

The recipe for a delicious tincture on vodka from bird cherry jam

Bird cherry, ground with sugar, will be an adequate substitute for ordinary berries for making a delicious tincture. It should only be understood that too much sugar may be present in the jam, and therefore it is worth carefully observing the proportions recommended by the recipe and not changing them at your discretion.

You will need:

• 300 g bird cherry jam;
• 500 ml of vodka.

The very process of making bird cherry tincture from jam is not much different from the classic one. Infuse the drink for about 2 weeks.

Tincture of frozen bird cherry berries

Frozen berries of bird cherry are also quite suitable for making a spicy tincture.

You will need:

• 250 g frozen bird cherry;
• 100 g sugar;
• 500 ml of vodka.

Manufacturing:

1. Bird cherry berries must be defrosted beforehand.
2. The resulting juice is separated into a small container, boiled over moderate heat for 5 minutes and cooled.
3. The berries themselves are transferred to a jar, covered with sugar and poured with vodka.
4. After cooling, the boiled juice from the bird cherry is also added there.
5. After thorough shaking, the drink is infused as usual for 2-3 weeks.

Tincture on cherry blossoms

The bird cherry tincture obtained from its flowers is especially aromatic. It is necessary to collect flowers during the period of their most active blooming, around the second half of May.

After harvesting, the flowers must be dried as quickly as possible so that you can use the recipe below for making a tincture from them at any time. Flowers can be dried both in the oven and in an electric dryer, but the drying temperature should not exceed + 50-55 ° С.

However, you can prepare a tincture with fresh, just picked bird cherry flowers.

It is difficult to find a clear amount of ingredients by weight in this case. Usually they use volumetric characteristics.

Manufacturing:

1. Depending on the number of collected bird cherry flowers, they fill a jar of any volume with them, not tamping too much, by about ¾.
2. Add vodka to the same container so that its level reaches the very neck.
3. Close the top tightly with a lid and leave in warm and dark for a month.
4. Then be sure to filter and add a certain amount of sugar to taste (about 200 g is usually required for a two-liter jar), the contents are thoroughly shaken.
5. It is bottled and allowed to stand for about a week in a cool place. After which the tincture can be considered ready for use.

Pouring from red bird cherry

There is also an interesting recipe for making red cherry liqueur, according to which you can get not only a tasty, but also completely safe drink for health. Since it undergoes heat treatment, and hydrocyanic acid tends to break down at high temperatures. However, due to boiling, the aroma of the finished drink is slightly lost.

You will need:

• 1 kg of fresh red bird cherry berries;
• 200 g granulated sugar;
• 1 liter of vodka or diluted alcohol.

Manufacturing:

1. The berries wither slightly in a very warm place or in a slightly heated oven for several hours.
2. Then they are rubbed with a wooden crush, placed in a jar and poured over with alcohol.
3. Close the container tightly with a lid and insist for 3-4 weeks in a dark, warm place until the drink acquires a pronounced color, taste and aroma.
4. The tincture is filtered through a cotton filter, sugar is added and heated to almost boiling.
5. Cool, taste, add some more sugar if desired.
6. Then they insist for about a week, filter again, bottle it and put it in storage.

How to store cherry infusions and liqueurs

Bird cherry tinctures and liqueurs are stored exclusively in cold rooms: in a cellar, basement or refrigerator, and without access to light. But even under such conditions, the shelf life should not exceed 1 year.

How to take bird cherry tincture correctly

The most popular area of ​​application of the bird cherry tincture with vodka is disinfection and assistance for various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, it is necessary to use no more than 7 drops of tincture 3 times a day.

To provide effective assistance in the treatment of sore throats, colds, coughs, you should dilute 1-2 teaspoons of alcohol tincture of bird cherry in a glass of warm water and gargle or drink 3 times a day. The same remedy will be effective for enhancing immunity.

The same solution with regular rinsing will help to get rid of diseases of the oral cavity.

A pure alcohol tincture is used for rubbing painful areas in rheumatic diseases.

Conclusion

Bird cherry tincture is both an original drink, which should be consumed in very limited quantities, and a valuable medicine that can solve many health problems.

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