Lemon tincture for alcohol is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks that people make on their own. She is so loved for her unique aroma and soft finish. Is it difficult to make this drink? Not! And you can verify this by studying the recipe, which will now be described in detail.
Classic recipe
The simplest version of lemon tincture for alcohol. The following ingredients are needed:
- Undiluted 96% alcohol - 500 ml.
- Boiled water - 750 ml.
- One lemon.
- 3 tablespoons of sugar.
In a container suitable for storage (in a glass jar, for example), mix alcohol and water. Pour sugar there and add lemon, previously washed and cut into slices. Send for three days to a dark, cool place.
After the time has passed, filter the liquid from the citrus slices. That's all, lemon tincture for alcohol according to the recipe checked by time is ready.
With the addition of mint
Can drunk strong alcohol leave a feeling of freshness? Yes, if it is lemon tincture for alcohol with mint. They say that such a drink is not only tasty and aromatic, but also has an antiviral effect. To prepare this "elixir", you will need:
- 8 lemons.
- 2 liters of 45 percent alcohol (you need to dilute ethyl alcohol with water).
- A pound of sugar.
- 200 grams of fresh mint.
It is very important that you choose lemons responsibly. It is necessary to choose the most fragrant and beautiful, always with a uniform and dense peel. After all, it is precisely in cooking that it will be required.
Lemons need to be washed and removed from them the yellow part of the zest, put in a deep bowl. Wash mint, dry, chop finely. Add to the zest. Pour in sugar, carefully crush the resulting mass, and then pour alcohol. For 14 days, clean in a dark, cold place. Shake 1-2 times a day.
When time runs out, you need to strain the drink through cheesecloth. And then you can bottle it and consume it.
The homemade lemon tincture for alcohol is distinguished by a refined and mild taste. You can also make a Mojito cocktail very quickly from it by simply adding 50 ml to a Sprite glass.
Coffee Lemon Drink
This is a recipe for true alcoholic gourmets. With the addition of coffee beans, an unusual and rich tincture of alcoholic lemon zest is obtained. To prepare it, you need such components:
- 2 liters of 45 percent alcohol (you need to dilute ethyl alcohol with water).
- 2 lemons.
- 40 coffee beans.
- 250 grams of sugar.
In a glass container (a jar, for example) you need to pour sugar and pour it with alcohol, then mix thoroughly until a uniform consistency is formed. Washed and dried lemons halved. Press coffee beans into the flesh. Then gently, using a spoon, lower the halves to the bottom of the can. Close it tightly, remove it to a dark place. After a month, strain.
It can be done differently. Some cut openings in a lemon peel with a knife into which coffee beans are dipped. So it is also possible - there will be an additional aroma from a zest.
With ginger
Since we are talking about how to make lemon tincture from alcohol, it is worth mentioning another original recipe, which involves the addition of spicy, spicy, pungent, spicy, beloved ginger. To prepare this drink, by the way, you will need the most ingredients. Namely:
- Fresh ginger root - 70 g.
- Lemon - 300 g.
- Sugar - 250 g.
- 96 percent alcohol - 350 ml.
- The water is clean, boiled - 200 ml.
- Clove - 5 g.
Wash and dry the ginger root and citruses thoroughly. Gently remove the zest from the lemon. Peel and grate finely. Mix the two ingredients together and put in a glass jar. Pour cloves.
Then you need to boil the syrup. To do this, lemon juice squeezed from peeled citruses must be mixed with sugar and water, then put on low heat and stir. When a uniform, slightly viscous liquid forms, you can remove the saucepan.
Pour cooled syrup to other ingredients. Put the jar in a container of metal with water inside and boil over low heat for 15 minutes. Then the tincture should be sent for a week to a dark, cold place. When 7 days have passed, filter the drink.
"Limoncello": about the drink and the necessary ingredients
This is the name of the popular Italian liquor, which differs from the rest of the dessert drinks in strength. She, at times, reaches 40%! But this is rare. Usually the “degree” varies from 25 to 32.
The original “Limoncello” is made by insisting on a lemon peel. That is why the liquor is high in vitamin C.
Making home Italian lemon tincture for alcohol is easy. It will be required:
- Water - 650 ml.
- 8 large lemons.
- 95 percent ethyl alcohol - 500 ml.
- Sugar - 500 g.
After collecting the ingredients, you can begin the process.
Cooking Limoncello
Lemons must be thoroughly washed and dried. Then peel off. It is important not to hurt the white fibers, as they contain bitterness. It should turn out about 150 grams of zest.
Peeled lemons to the refrigerator. Pour the zest into a separate container for infusion, pour alcohol, cover with a lid. Be sure to stick a label indicating the date! After that, you can "forget" the container in a dark, cool place for 5-10 days. Shake it once or twice a day.
After the time has elapsed, you can continue cooking. It will be necessary to cook the syrup from sugar and water over low heat. And strain the tincture through several layers of gauze. It is imperative to squeeze the zest, because it has all the taste.
Then you need to let the syrup cool and mix with tincture, mixing thoroughly. Pour into a bottle and let it brew for 5-6 days in a cold place. Then you can drink it.
Recommendations
Finally, some tricks. Here's what it will be useful to consider for each person who decides to make lemon tincture:
- The easiest way to squeeze juice from citrus, which was previously put in the freezer.
- If you want to make spicy tincture, you need to know that nutmeg, rosemary, dill, caraway, thyme, cardamom and sage are best combined with lemon. A pinch of each spice - and it will turn out perfectly.
- Dried zest will give a richer color to the drink. True, it will need more than fresh.
By the way, lemon tincture is an excellent confectionery supplement. A few drops added to the pastries add an amazing flavor to the product.