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Those who like to prepare various tinctures and liqueurs at home will appreciate cloudberry liqueur. It is simple to prepare, and as for its taste, even very discerning connoisseurs will appreciate it.
Secrets of making cloudberry liqueur at home
Cloudberry liqueur helps in the prevention and treatment of a large number of diseases. In addition to a huge amount of vitamins and nutrients, cloudberries contain benzoic acid, which is a natural preservative. This allows homemade liqueur to be stored for a long time without changing its taste or losing its valuable qualities.
One of the secrets of preparing an alcoholic drink from cloudberries is the correct choice of raw materials. Cloudberries must be of sufficient maturity. If you take a berry that is too green, it will spoil the taste, and one that is too ripe may include spoiled specimens.
Before you start preparing the drink, you need to sort through the berries and remove all spoiled specimens, as well as those that are too green and have signs of disease.
The second required ingredient is vodka. It must be of high quality. You should not take a cheap drink, as it can spoil the taste and quality of the final liqueur.
Cloudberry liqueur: Finnish recipe with honey
Finns consider cloudberries a delicacy and therefore add them to the most delicious dishes. Therefore, the Finnish recipe for cloudberries with honey will delight the most fastidious connoisseurs of quality alcohol with its taste.
The ingredients of the Finnish recipe are:
- cloudberries, fresh or frozen - 300 g;
- half a liter of quality vodka;
- 400 g honey;
- 200 ml of drinking water, the best option is purified.
The recipe for making a drink from the proposed ingredients does not look complicated:
- Wash the berries and grind them into puree.
- Mix with vodka in a container for infusion.
- Cover and place in a dark and warm place.
- Leave for 10 days.
- Mix honey and water in a small container and put on fire.
- Bring to a boil, skim off the foam and keep on low heat.
- Remove syrup and cool to room temperature.
- Pour directly into the tincture.
- Cover the container tightly with a lid and leave for another 15 days, while it is advisable to shake the bottle every day.
- After 15 days, strain the tincture and pour it into bottles in which it will be stored.
After a while, a slight sediment may form at the bottom - this corresponds to the cooking technology. The resulting drink has a strength of about 25% and has a pleasant aroma of honey and cloudberries.
Classic cloudberry liqueur recipe
The classic recipe does not add honey and uses a little more water. Otherwise, it is similar to the Finnish honey tincture. The following components are used:
- cloudberries - 600 g;
- liter of vodka;
- half a kilo of granulated sugar;
- half a liter of clean drinking water.
This is quite enough to prepare a classic cloudberry tincture. The algorithm of actions is as follows:
- Wash and sort the berries, separating spoiled and wrinkled specimens.
- Grind using a blender or any available method.
- Place the puree in a glass bottle and fill with vodka.
- Leave for 10 days in a dark but warm place.
- Prepare sugar syrup.
- Cool the syrup naturally and then pour it into the tincture.
- Leave for another 14 days, shaking the contents of the bottle regularly.
- Strain and pour into glass containers.
- Place in a cool place.
This drink can be stored for about 5 years if you do not put it in a warm place. This homemade cloudberry liqueur can please even the most spoiled guests, especially on a winter evening when it’s cold and snowy outside. It doesn’t matter whether they drink it pure or add it to coffee or dessert.
How to make cloudberry liqueur with honey and cognac
In addition to vodka, cognac can also serve as a base for tincture. It will give the northern berry drink a unique woody aroma. It is advisable to take high-quality and aged cognac. Then the tincture will acquire aroma, taste, and strength.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- half a liter of cognac;
- berry -300 g;
- 400 g honey;
- 200 ml water.
Algorithm for preparing the tincture:
- Wash and sort the raw materials, and then grind them into puree.
- Place in a glass bowl and pour in cognac.
- Place at room temperature in a dark place for 10 days.
- After 10 days, add honey and water.
- Leave for another 2 weeks.
- After 14 days, strain and bottle.
- Store in a cool place, such as a basement or cellar.
The strength reaches up to 33%, but the taste is quite mild to drink with pleasure.
What to drink cloudberry liqueur with
Due to its pleasant taste, cloudberry liqueur is ideally used both as a dessert drink and as a digestif.
For those who love compound cocktails, you should pay attention to the mixture of cloudberry liqueur with dark rum and cocoa.
It is recommended to serve cloudberry liqueur chilled, no more than 18 °C. As a snack for liqueur, the best option is fruits and various desserts. A combination of cloudberry liqueur and white ice cream will give you an unforgettable taste.
Experts recommend drinking this drink slowly, in small sips, to experience the full taste and aroma of the Finnish liqueur.
In Finland, Lapponia coffee is very famous - it is a classic espresso with the addition of cloudberry liqueur.
Conclusion
Cloudberry liqueur is one of the elite drinks, but preparing it at home is not difficult. It is enough to have some cloudberries and high-quality vodka or cognac. As a result, after 25 days, a truly refined golden-colored drink with a pleasant taste of exotic northern berries will appear on the table. Vodka can be replaced with cognac, and sugar with honey. This will give the liqueur an unforgettable soft taste and pleasant aroma. This drink can be stored for more than 5 years, and over time the taste will become even more noble.
