Lemon tincture on moonshine

The abundance and variety of alcoholic beverages on wide sale has not at all caused a decline in interest in making homemade moonshine. Moreover, the popularity of the strong home-made drink has even increased, since among store-bought vodka there are frankly low-quality representatives, the composition of which is also not at all known. Moonshine with lemon has long been known among the people and enjoys well-deserved love not only because of its excellent taste, but also due to its additional healing properties.

Benefits of infusing moonshine with lemon

Making a good alcoholic drink at home is not the easiest task - for this, in addition to high-quality equipment, you need to carefully follow the rules at all stages of the technological process.Otherwise, the drink may contain fusel oils and other impurities harmful to health. By the way, checking the quality of the purchased moonshine is quite simple - just pour a small amount into a tablespoon and carefully set it on fire. A good quality drink should light up immediately. If it does not burn or an oily residue is noticeable on the spoon after combustion, then it is not recommended to consume such a drink.

In any case, for lemon tincture it is better to use double-distilled moonshine with a strength of 40-45 degrees.

But if it so happens that it does have some fusel odor, then lemons can not only kill it, but also absorb harmful impurities, ridding the finished drink of them. Lemon peel and the white peel underneath it, which can act as an adsorbent, have similar properties.

In general, the taste of lemon goes very harmoniously with moonshine, and when additional ingredients are used, an unimaginable palette of flavors becomes available. And the high concentration of vitamin C makes lemon tincture on moonshine unique in terms of healing.

In addition, the citric acid present in the juice will help eliminate possible protein compounds from the moonshine that could have entered it due to non-compliance with certain technological process standards.

Another advantage of using lemons to infuse moonshine is the fact that the process can be very quick. The drink can be consumed within a few hours. Although the special taste and rich aroma of the lemon drink is obtained only after 3-4 weeks of infusion.

How to infuse moonshine with lemon

To infuse moonshine, you can use both individual parts of the lemon, zest, juice, pulp, and the whole fruit, and also combine them in any ratio.

• The zest, due to its significant content of essential oils, is capable of binding and adsorbing harmful compounds. As a result of subsequent filtration of the drink, they will be removed from the moonshine.
• Freshly squeezed lemon juice gives the drink an attractive color, taste and aroma, and can also oxidize (due to the citric acid content) harmful protein compounds.
• The bitterness of the drink can be imparted by the white peel located directly under the zest, and most importantly, by the seeds. Therefore, it is better to get rid of these components of lemon during the process of making the tincture.

Lemons are one of the main components of this drink. Both its taste and healing properties depend on the choice of suitable fruits.

• It is better to choose ripe lemons, which can be identified by the presence of a characteristic shine on the peel. Unripe fruits have a matte skin.
• Lemons should have firm, slightly springy flesh when pressed. If the fruits are soft, then they are most likely overripe, and it is better not to use them for tincture.
• Fruits with thin skin are usually more fragrant and contain more essential oils, trace elements and vitamins. They also contain more acid.
• If antibiotics and/or growth hormones were used when growing lemons, brown spots are visible on the peel. It is better to avoid such fruits, especially since they are more bitter than usual.
• Ripe lemons grown naturally have a rich aroma that is different from those that have been treated with chemicals.

When using a syrup recipe to make a tincture, water quality is of utmost importance. Do not use city tap water. You should get distilled or artesian bottled water.

To prepare and infuse the drink, use only glass, earthenware or ceramic dishes. The use of enamel cookware is allowed. Metal utensils may be susceptible to oxidation. And plastic in combination with moonshine can release harmful components that will negate all the beneficial properties of the drink.

Imported lemons are often treated with paraffin substances for better preservation. To get rid of them, the fruits must be washed in warm water before use, cleaning their surface with a brush.

Classic recipe for lemon tincture with moonshine

Despite the presence of a large number of recipes for lemon tincture with moonshine, their basic principles for preparing them at home are common. They differ only in the content of sugar and additional ingredients. This recipe will describe the classic technology for making moonshine tincture, on the basis of which you can independently conduct various experiments.

You will need:

• 5 ripe lemons with thin peel;
• 500 ml of purified moonshine, 50° strength;
• 100 ml water;
• 150 g sugar.

Manufacturing:

1. Sugar is added to the water, heated until boiling and boiled until the syrup is completely transparent. Cool to a temperature of + 30-35 °C.
2. The thin yellow layer of zest is removed from the peel so that the white part is not affected.
3. The juice is carefully squeezed out of the pulp; you can use a juicer for this purpose. Do not allow lemon seeds to get into the juice.
4. Mix sugar syrup with lemon juice and chopped zest thoroughly.
5. The mixture is poured with moonshine and placed for 5-7 days in a cool place without access to light.
6. The infusion period depends on individual preferences. If everything was done correctly, the taste and aroma of the drink only improves with time of infusion.

The simplest recipe for lemon tincture with moonshine

There is nothing superfluous in the simplest recipe for making a lemon drink based on moonshine. Only 2 liters of moonshine, 50° strength and 2 lemons.

Manufacturing:

1. Lemons are washed in running water, carefully wiping the skin to remove dirt, and then scalded with boiling water.
2. Place both lemons in their entire state in a glass jar with moonshine, cover with a lid and leave for 2 weeks in a dark place.
3. After the specified time, the lemons are removed and the tincture is filtered through a cotton filter.
4. The result is a delicious drink with an attractive yellowish color.

Infusion of moonshine with lemon and ginger

The classic combination of lemon and ginger will make the tincture prepared according to this recipe an excellent remedy for coughs, sore throats and other cold symptoms.

You will need:

• 70 g fresh ginger root;
• 300 g lemon;
• 1 liter of moonshine;
• 5 vanilla pods;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• 250 g sugar;
• 250 ml water;
• oak chips optional.

Manufacturing:

1. Peel the zest from the prepared lemons and cut it into small pieces.
2. Ginger is grated on a coarse grater.
3. Lemon zest, ginger, vanilla, cinnamon and oak chips are poured with moonshine and left in a dark place for a week.
4. After which the tincture is filtered.
5. Syrup is made from water and sugar and cooled.
6. Mix the prepared syrup with the tincture, shake and incubate under the same conditions for another 5 days.
7. The finished drink is bottled and sealed tightly.

Recipe for moonshine tincture with lemons and mint

According to this recipe, lemon moonshine is infused without sugar, so the drink is strong.

You will need:

• 1 lemon;
• about 100 g of fresh mint;
• 500 ml of moonshine with a strength of 40 °.

Manufacturing:

1. From the lemon, only grated zest (the yellow part of the peel) is used. The rest can be left for other dishes.
2. It is preferable to use fresh mint rather than dry mint. Its leaves are crushed by hand.
3. Moonshine is poured over a mixture of zest and mint and left for 10 to 14 days in a place protected from light outside the refrigerator.
4. Then the tincture is filtered and allowed to mature for another 7 days before use.

Moonshine with lemon zest and distillation

To obtain completely clear moonshine from lemons, after infusion, it is distilled again.

You will need:

1. 1 liter of moonshine;
2. 200 g lemon zest;
3. 650 ml water.

Manufacturing:

1. Lemon zest is poured with moonshine and infused under normal conditions for 3 to 4 weeks.
2. Then water is added and distilled again to bring the volume of the finished drink to 1 liter and to a standard strength of 45°.

To prepare such a tincture, you can initially use even unrefined or not very high-quality moonshine. At the last stage, in any case, it will acquire the properties of a quality product.

How to infuse moonshine with lemon and coffee beans

The recipe may be of interest to lovers of exact numbers and everything unusual.

You will need:

• 500 ml moonshine;
• 3 lemons;
• 33 coffee beans;
• 33 pieces of refined sugar or teaspoons of granulated sugar.

Manufacturing:

1. The lemons are washed, dried and small cuts are made in each of them.
2. Coffee beans are placed in them.
3. Lemons with seeds are placed in a dry glass jar, sugar is added there and the whole thing is filled with moonshine.
4. They insist for exactly 33 days.

You can simply drink the resulting alcoholic drink, or you can make cocktails from it.

Aromatic tincture of moonshine with lemon and cloves

To get lemon moonshine with a special spicy aroma, add 4-5 clove buds per 1 liter of alcohol. Otherwise they operate according to classical technology.

Lemon tincture on moonshine with honey

If you infuse moonshine with lemon using honey instead of sugar, it will acquire additional healing properties.

You will need:

• 2 lemons;
• 2 tbsp. l. liquid honey;
• 1 liter of moonshine.

Manufacturing:

1. The zest is extracted from the lemons and the juice separately. All other parts of the pulp are thrown away.
2. Combine lemon zest, lemon juice and honey in a jar and add moonshine.
3. Cover tightly with a lid and leave in a warm place without light for 2-3 days, thoroughly shaking the contents 2 times a day.
4. After that, the resulting lemon tincture is filtered, bottled and, hermetically sealed, stored in a cool place.

Original recipe for lemon tincture on moonshine with anise and mint

The same technology is used to prepare an interesting drink with the addition of aromatic herbs: anise and mint.

Moreover, star anise has an even more pronounced aroma, so it is often used in the manufacture of liqueurs, punches and other drinks.

You will need:

• 1 liter of moonshine;
• 2 lemons;
• 1 tbsp. l. anise (or star anise);
• 100 g fresh mint herb.

The manufacturing technology involves mixing lemon zest, mint and anise, adding moonshine to them and infusing for about a week under normal conditions.

How to make lemon tincture on moonshine with galangal and violet root

Kalgan in Russia is often called the erect cinquefoil, whose healing properties have long been honored and respected.

This herb will help cure a wide variety of diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys. Due to its properties, it is an effective remedy even for dysentery.

Violet root has earned fame, first of all, as a powerful adsorbent and purifier of moonshine from possible harmful impurities. At the same time, you should not think that it means the roots of the home violet, which grows on the windows of almost every house. For cleaning, iris rhizomes are used, which are usually sold dried in almost any pharmacy.

You will need:

• 250g fresh lemon zest;
• 200 g cumin;
• 30 g anise;
• 60 g orris root;
• 50 g galangal;
• 50 g fennel;
• 3.5 liters of purified double distillation moonshine;
• 2.5 liters of water.

Manufacturing:

1. All components are mixed, poured with moonshine and left for about 2 days.
2. Spring water is added and distilled until the finished drink becomes clear and not too spicy.
3. Then be sure to filter and add sugar if desired.
4. Pour into bottles and enjoy the amazing taste of the resulting drink.

How to store lemon tincture

In a cool and dark room, moonshine tincture with lemons can be stored for 6 to 12 months. If it is frozen, the shelf life is almost unlimited. But most often it is consumed much faster.

Conclusion

Moonshine with lemon is such a universal drink that it is suitable for both male and female companies, for feasts and for use for medicinal purposes.

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