The most famous use of blackcurrant associated with alcoholic beverages is the preparation of liquor. The astringent taste of berries combined with the sweetness of sugar creates an amazing organoleptic composition. Cooking it is very easy. It is enough to have berries, a little vodka, sugar and spices. Read about how to make a simple blackcurrant liqueur later in the review.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
The word "liquor" comes from the Latin "liquor" - liquid and means that all the ingredients used have dissolved or lost their useful properties, becoming a homogeneous liquid. Much more vitamins are stored in it than in jam and jam. This happens because the components of the drink do not heat up, which allows you to completely preserve all the vitamins.
Important! Liqueurs should be consumed chilled.
Blackcurrant liquor will have a rich dark red color. Only blackcurrant or fruits in combination with other fruits may be present in its recipe. Fragrant large berries of currant ripen in July. You can only determine their ripeness by trying. You will need those that are fully ripe and have acquired an adequate level of sweetness. They are collected, cleaned from the stalks, sorted out.
Blackcurrant liquor recipe
4 cans of 1 l2 weeks
blackcurrant
3 kg
vanilla sugar
2 sachets
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- From prepared fresh, picked and washed berries, a pulp is prepared - knead by hand or using a blender.
- The mass is quite dense. To make it easier to squeeze, add prepared vodka or alcohol to it.
- Stir the resulting puree mass well with a whisk. It is convenient to squeeze the juice with gauze or a metal sieve.
- Mix the resulting juice with sugar.
- Add spices: vanilla sugar, lemon zest or others (to taste). Put the mass on fire. Stir constantly to a boil.
- Turn off immediately and let the mixture cool. The chilled billet of currant liqueur is poured into a prepared clean jar.
- Cover it with a lid and leave to roam in a dark place at room temperature for 7 days.
- During fermentation, sediment forms at the bottom.
- Filter the liquid through a cotton filter. It is necessary that the precipitate does not enter the final product.
- The drink can already be consumed. But if it remains for another month, then the taste will be more smooth and pleasant.
Video recipe
Did you know? Liqueurs are served at the table at the end of the meal in special glasses of 25 mg. Traditionally, it is complemented by a cup of excellent black coffee and desserts.
Storage Features
Since the drink is prepared with alcohol or vodka, it is stored without special conditions for 7 years. But you need to pay attention to the strength of drinks. Dessert, “female” liquors with a strength of about 25% are not recommended to be stored for more than 6 months. They appear sediment and taste properties are deteriorating. Checking the quality is quite simple - look at the bottle in the light. If the liquid becomes cloudy, this indicates a deterioration in product quality.
Keep the drink in a tightly closed bottle away from sunlight. It is the sun that can cause turbidity and precipitation. Permissible storage temperature is from + 14 ° С to + 20 ° С. Refrain from wanting to keep the drink in the refrigerator. Freezing it is also not worth it. From this, it will thicken and lose its taste.
Important! Bottles cannot be stacked on the side - you can spoil the drink. Store containers only upright.
As you can see, there is nothing complicated in preparing a delicious blackcurrant liqueur. You just need to follow the step-by-step manufacturing technology. Homemade liquor drinks can be not only tastier, but also better than store ones.
