Tincture of black currant on moonshine

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   There are many different ways to prepare tinctures on black currant, let's focus on one of the simplest and fastest, on moonshine. Moonshine should be purchased for such purposes of good quality, from a trusted manufacturer, the strength of the alcoholic base should be at least 40 degrees. Black currant berries for the preparation of tincture can be used both fresh and frozen, even in a frozen product, useful substances are preserved.

2. Step 2:

   

   We carefully sort the berries, remove the spoiled, rotten and small ones, leave the large and well-ripe berries, rinse well and throw them into a colander, let the water drain. Frozen berries are allowed to thaw in natural conditions.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the berries in a glass container, add sugar and pour them with moonshine. We close the dishes with a rubber or nylon lid and shake hard so that the sugar immediately dissolves. We remove the container with the tincture preparation in a dark warm place (conveniently in the kitchen cabinet) for two weeks. But do not forget about the drink, once every two or three days the tincture needs to be shaken.

5. Step 4:

   

   After the specified time, filter the liquid through gauze folded in several layers.

6. Step 5:

   

   Pour the tincture into dark jars or bottles and put it away for a cool time for storage. The drink can be consumed only after another two weeks of exposure.