Liquor is a drink that has its own specific audience. It is unlikely that he will like those who do not like sweet alcohol. And for lovers of this kind of alcoholic beverages, liquor is an ideal complement to a festive lunch or dinner, and will also become a welcome “guest” of a buffet table or a youth party.
Liqueurs are prepared on the basis of fruits, berries, milk, coffee, cocoa, eggs. The best time for their preparation is summer, when nature generously gives us a huge amount of berries and fruits. The most popular are liqueurs made from berries: raspberries, strawberries, cherries, red, black and even white currants. We want to offer you the recipe of one of them: fragrant rich red color strawberry liqueur. The quality of this wonderful drink may well compete with the factory.
Ingredients (for 1 liter of ready liquor):
- strawberries - 0.5 kg;
- vodka with a strength of 40 ° - 0, 5 l;
- sugar - 0.5 kg;
- water - 250 ml.
Cooking
To liqueur pleased us with a delicious aroma and bright red color, you need to choose the right strawberries. The berries must be fresh, ripe, without damage, with a pronounced smell.
1. Wash strawberries thoroughly and allow to drain completely. Then free the berries from the sepals.
2. Put the berries in a clean, dry glass jar with a volume of 1, 5 or 2 liters.
3. Pour vodka.
4. Close tightly so that the alcohol does not evaporate.
A bottle of strawberries to withstand for two weeks in a warm place or in the sun. It is advisable to shake it from time to time.
After this period, the berries should turn white, and the liquid, on the contrary, become bright red.
5. Then, remove the berries from the jar and strain the liquid through several layers of gauze.
It remains to cook the syrup. To do this, pour sugar into a small saucepan.
6. Add 250 ml of water and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a homogeneous mass (sugar syrup) is obtained.
7. Cool the syrup to room temperature.
Mix the infusion of berries on vodka and sugar syrup. This process is called blending.
8. Pour into bottles (not reaching the neck about 2 cm).
Put the resulting drink in a dark cool place and let it brew for at least a week. But it would be great if, after blending, the liquor is kept for 1 month or more.
Our tender and rather strong strawberry liqueur is ready. You can enjoy its unique taste.
Cooking Tips
- Vodka can be replaced with rum or brandy in the same volume.
- No less tasty liqueur will come out if you take ripe garden or wild strawberries instead of strawberries.
