Anise tincture or liquor is produced for a long time. Almost every country has a special recipe for making these drinks. You can use various spices in the preparation, increase the strength, change color, but the anise is always well recognized. Its specific taste and aroma is difficult to confuse with something.
How did tincture appear
Many creative people used anise tincture or liquor as a source of inspiration.
Every nation has its own anise-based alcoholic drink. Italians cook sambuca, Greeks - ouzo, Turks - crayfish, Arabs - arak. If a person likes a native anise, then most likely he will also like other anise-based drinks.
As for our homeland, anise vodka appeared in our country back in the Middle Ages. But the anise liquor began to enjoy popularity in the XVII century. It was then that caravans with spices began to come to us from eastern countries.
What the anise was made from
Then the drink could be of two kinds. This happened due to the fact that anise itself is of two types: green anise (grows with us) and anise - Chinese anise.
One anise was transparent and sweet, it was made immediately from two types of anise, the second was bitter. It consisted of green anise, dill, lemon peel and coriander. The second is most often used for medical purposes.
Tincture in the modern world
It is interesting that in the countries of Europe and Asia, anise tincture (or liquor) is a leader in the production of alcohol, but in the Russian Federation it is not produced at all.
Therefore, the inhabitants of our country have to prepare this strong drink at home. Anise is not only tasty, but also healthy. And the main thing is to cook it easily and quickly.
Beneficial features
- Anise tincture (or liquor) improves digestion. It is used for problems with the gastrointestinal tract. If there is such a problem, you need to use syrup three times a day, one tablespoon each.
- Also, this alcoholic drink saves from viral diseases of the respiratory system. The effect will be stronger if you add St. John's wort and hawthorn to the tincture . You can dilute 5-10 drops of this collection in a tablespoon of water, but it is better to add honey to a tablespoon.
- If angina is overcome, anise can gargle. Not in its pure form, of course. 50 grams of tincture diluted in a glass of water. If rinsing is done with an interval of 60 minutes, the result will delight on the first day.
- Anise relieves pain during menstruation. You need to take 5 ml 3 times a day.
- Surprisingly, this alcoholic drink is recommended for nursing mothers. You need to add 2 tablespoons of tincture to tea with milk to improve lactation. Such a small amount of alcohol does not harm the baby, but the fact that anise has a positive effect on lactation has been known since ancient times.
What absinthe is made of
The most important component of the drink is wormwood. It is this weed that makes real absinthe unique, since the content of thujone in the wormwood essential oils simply rolls over. Thujone is actually poison. Thanks to this particular component, absinth tincture is so popular.
This 70-degree drink can be of different colors: from transparent to dark brown. But most often it is emerald green.
But if water is added to absinthe, it will become cloudy. This is because essential oils are separated from diluted alcohol. They precipitate. The price of absinthe is also different, from 1200 to 3500 rubles, and depends on the country of origin and the amount of thujone.
In the XIX century, the drink gained considerable popularity due to its unusual and strong effect. There was even a period when alcoholism was called absenteeism. There were cases when fans of this tincture fell into a madhouse.
Action tincture
The price of absinthe is quite high, but this does not affect its popularity. If the tincture is real, then intoxication will not be similar to the effect of other alcoholic beverages. But it is impossible to predict exactly what the reaction will be. It can be a calm relaxed state, and bouts of euphoria, or it can be a contagious causeless laugh. The effect of absinthe is more like a drug rather than alcohol intoxication. Most of all, the behavior of an absinthe drinker depends on the mood and internal state of a person before taking alcohol.
Some emerald drink lovers talk about a slight change in vision. Sometimes the perception of color changes, and in some cases the picture is slightly blurry. Large objects are not clearly visible, while small objects are hardly distinguishable. An increase in the pain threshold is also often observed.
How to drink absinthe
This drink is quite bitter. Especially the one bought at the store. But if you properly prepare the tincture at home, then you can significantly reduce the bitterness.
Absinthe is best consumed in a classic way. On a special spoon put a piece of sugar, hold a spoon over a glass with tincture, and slowly pour water on sugar. Sweet water, falling into absinthe, makes it cloudy. Its color changes, the drink turns white with yellow and green splashes. It is believed that sugar neutralizes the action of thujone.