Incredibly tasty, healthy and fragrant berry is considered dogwood. Compotes, preserves and all kinds of liquors have been prepared from these fruits for a very long time both for pleasure and for medicinal purposes, because the berry has many useful properties. How to make delicious tincture of dogwood on cognac - later in the article.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
For cornel drinks, it is important to choose the right ingredients. Berries should be ripe, with no signs of rot and mold. Even one spoiled berry can spoil the entire batch of the drink.
Important! To get a real tasty tincture, you need to use only high-quality alcohol, without an unpleasant odor.
It is advisable to choose large copies. Cognac gives the liquor an original flavor, which will not be when using other alcohol.
Dogwood tincture recipes
Combine dogwood with honey, cognac, blueberries and other ingredients. Drinks are made both with alcohol and without it. Everyone can choose for themselves the best option for taste and strength. It is only necessary to observe the proportions correctly, and in the end you get just an amazing homemade tincture.
Tincture with cognac and honey
400 ml20 minutes / 1-3 months
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- To prepare such a mixture, you must first clean 300 grams of dogwood from the stalks.
- Pour the berries into a jar.
- Pour cognac, add honey. The components are not mixed.
- The can of drink is rolled up and sent to a dark, cool place for three months. You can try it in a month, but the full taste of the drink has not yet been revealed.
Video recipe
Tincture with cognac and honeyDid you know? Dogwood has very valuable wood, which is why its shrubs were subjected to barbaric cutting. This led to the fact that in Europe it is difficult to find a wild plant.
Tincture with blueberries and cognac
1.5 L20 minutes / 3 months
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- The berries are pre-cleaned, ground to a state of gruel and mixed together.
- Then add sugar and cognac.
- The vestibule is mixed, rolled up in a jar and sent to the cellar for 2-3 months to acquire an extraordinary taste.
Features of storage of blanks
Dogwood drink is rich in all necessary nutrients. It is perfectly stored, especially in the cellar and rolled up. The bottles into which the drink is poured are sealed. A dark and cool place is ideal for storing homemade blanks.
From dogwood, you can cook a lot of different liquors. Each fortress, a combination of components and other parameters can be individually selected.