Honey tincture with pepper

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients according to the list. To give a pleasant taste to the tincture, I used cinnamon, you can take other spices or additives, for example, thyme, lemon peel, garlic, ginger, aromatic herbs. As an alcohol base, you can use alcohol, vodka or moonshine.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour vodka into a glass container. It is important to use high-quality vodka from a proven manufacturer. The pod of hot pepper is washed, we make an incision on it along the entire length, you do not need to remove the seeds from the pepper. We put the pepper in a jar with vodka.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add honey. Of course, it is better to use fresh liquid honey and necessarily natural. But even last year's candied product is suitable for making such a drink. Honey can be used any: buckwheat, lime or various herbs. Candied honey does not need to be heated for the purpose of melting (otherwise honey will lose all its medicinal properties), it can easily be dissolved in an alcohol base. Add honey to the rest of the ingredients.

5. Step 4:

   

   Mix the contents of the jar, close the jar with a lid and put it in a dark place at room temperature for 10 days.

6. Step 5:

   

   To get a rich taste, periodically shake the container with the tincture.

7. Step 6:

   

   Then filter the tincture and leave it to infuse for another two days. If a precipitate has fallen out, filter again, pour the liquid into a dark glass bottle with a screw cap. We remove the tincture in a dark, cool place, in the light, useful enzymes can be destroyed in the drink. Honey tincture is stored under storage conditions for up to 3 years.