Cherry tincture is a berry based drink with added alcohol.
There are a lot of recipes for cherry tinctures, but today we will look at the top 10, with an indication of the number of ingredients and a step-by-step cooking guide.
The useful tincture on cherry
The use of tincture on cherries is determined by its composition. Since the main component of the drink is cherry, alcohol obtained from it is famous for the following effects on the body: antiviral, antiseptic, diuretic, choleretic, warming. 
In a small amount, this drink allows you to improve the work of the digestive system, stimulate appetite, improve metabolism. This drink is useful to take with anemia, heart disease and blood vessels.
For anemia, it is also recommended to use hazel, wild garlic, black beans, blueberries, radishes, tomatoes, broccoli.
It allows you to thin the blood and prevent the formation of blood clots, remove edema, cope with varicose veins and atherosclerosis, increase hemoglobin levels, prevent leukemia, strengthen the nervous system, reduce blood pressure.
Did you know? For the first time, cherry tincture was prepared and consumed in the 15th century in Germany and France. The resulting product was used in minimal doses as a medicine.
Harm and contraindications of cherry tincture
It is forbidden to use this drink if you have manifestations:
- gastritis;
- increased acidity of the stomach;
- stomach ulcers;
- diabetes mellitus.
The categories of people who should not drink this alcoholic drink include pregnant and lactating women, as well as children.
The harm to the body of cherry alcohol can bring only if the use of the drink was uncontrolled and in large quantities. Anyway, when using cherry tincture it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of your body and to monitor the state of health.
Berry preparation
Regardless of what recipe will be used to prepare an alcoholic beverage, it includes berries that are pre-prepared.
Berries fit any as fresh or frozen. If the product will be used in frozen form, it is pre-frozen, the excess liquid is drained. 
Frozen berries allow you to prepare the tincture throughout the year.
In order for the drink does not require additional sugar, it is recommended to use the most sweet berries, but even in this case, most recipes contain sugar.
Berries, from which the drink will be prepared, must be selected for the presence of rotten, damaged or diseased specimens, cleaned of leaves and twigs.
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Then they are thoroughly washed and transferred to the next stage of processing in the form of pitting, if required by the recipe.
Different recipes involve the use of both peeled and whole with pits of berries. If the recipe states that seedless cherries are required, the berries are carefully cleaned using a special seed remover or pin to clean the berries. 
Did you know? There are about 60 types of cherries in the world that grow on different continents, but Persia is considered the motherland of cherries.
Tincture on cherry: recipes
As mentioned above, there are a large number of recipes for alcohol using cherries, but there are several best tinctures that are recommended to be prepared at home.
Tincture of cherry quickly
To make a quick drink, you must use:
- vodka in the amount of 0.5 liters;
- sweet fresh or frozen berries - 350 g;
- granulated sugar - 300 g;
- dried orange zest - 5 g
Making a drink is quite simple:
- In a small saucepan pour the berries.
- Next, add the zest and sugar to the berry component.
- Send the saucepan to the fire and bring the mixture to dissolve the sugar, stirring constantly, so as not to burn.
- After the formation of cherry syrup and its light thickening, it is necessary to cool the mixture.
- Pour the contents of glass containers, where the drink will be infused.
- Pour vodka to the mixture, tightly close the container with a lid.
- To mix the contents, you need to shake the container well a couple of times.
- Jar put in a dark place for 3 days, at room temperature for infusion.
- After 3 days, strain the alcohol using a sieve and watering can directly into the bottle.
Tincture on moonshine
To make a brew based on moonshine, you must use:
- fresh cherry - 1 kg;
- sugar - 300 g;
- moonshine -1.5 liters.
Making a drink is easy:
- Prepared berries poured into a container of glass volume of 3 liters. Make sure that the berry component does not occupy more than half the volume of the container.
- Berries are poured with moonshine, closed with a lid and sent to a dark place at room temperature.
- It is necessary to maintain berries in such a state for at least 2 weeks, periodically shaking the container.
- After the specified time, the contents are filtered and set aside.
- Meanwhile, the berries that remained from the preparation of the drink are filled with half of the sugar and mixed well. The other half of the sugar poured into the liquid.
- Then two containers (one with berries and the second with liquid) are sent to a darkened cool place for 2 weeks, periodically shaking the contents.
- After 2 weeks, the berry mixture is filtered, and the resulting juice is mixed with liquid contents. After this procedure, alcohol is left for 1 day to complete the process of infusion.
Tincture on vodka
To make a classic tincture, use:
- berries - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 400 g;
- vodka - 1.5 liters.
Cooking process:
- Berry component is filled with alcohol. The mixture is sent to insist in a darkened cool room, the container is shaken periodically.
- After the specified period, the liquid is filtered, the berries are filled with sugar, and both containers are sent to a darkened cool place for two weeks for further infusion.
- After two weeks of storage, the berries are drained from the juice, the resulting liquid is mixed with the alcohol component and sent for further storage. After 3 months, the drink acquires its unique taste and is ready to drink.
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Tincture on alcohol
A cherry drink is prepared with the following ingredients:
- berries - 1.5 kg;
- sugar-sand - 0.5 kg;
- alcohol - 0.7 liters.
Making a drink is simple:
- All ingredients are mixed in glass containers, closed with a lid.
- The container is sent to a dark place and the liquids are allowed to infuse for one month, shaking every 3 days.
- When the specified time has elapsed, the liquid is pre-filtered from the berry component, poured into a convenient container.
Tincture with stones
To prepare an alcoholic beverage, you must use:
- cherry with a stone - 500 g;
- vodka - 0.5 l;
- sugar - 4 tbsp. l
Making a drink is quite simple:
- Prepared berries are poured into a glass jar, poured with alcohol and sent to insist in a dark cool place for 3 months.
- When the allotted time has elapsed, the drink is filtered from the berries, sugar is added to the liquid and sent to a dark place for three days in order for the drink to be prepared finally.
- After this infusion is poured into glass bottles.
Frozen Cherry Tincture
To make alcohol, you need to use:
- frozen cherries - 0.5 kg;
- vodka - 0.5 l;
- sugar - 5 tbsp. l
Frozen cherry tincture: video
The process of preparing an alcoholic beverage is as follows:
- Sour frozen berry out of the freezer, give a little melt.
- Remove the stones from 10 berries, crush, the remaining cherries and put the crushed stones into a glass container and pour over the vodka.
- After 3 months, the resulting liquid is drained from the seeds and berries, sugar is added.
- The resulting liquid is sent for 3 days in a dark, cool place to infuse.
- After the specified time the drink is poured into glass bottles, after which it is ready for further consumption.
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Tincture on cognac
To prepare the drink you must use:
- 2 kg of cherries;
- 1 l of brandy;
- 2 tbsp. Sahara.
Cooking process:
- Remove the stones from 20 cherries and crush them, then the remaining berries, as well as the crushed stones, should be placed in a glass jar, add brandy, add sugar and mix the contents thoroughly.
- Then send tightly closed container in a dark cool room.
- After three months, strain, pour into glass bottles.
Tincture on dried cherries
For the preparation of cherry alcohol, you must use:
- 2 kg of dried cherries;
- 500 g of sugar;
- 1 liter of vodka.
To prepare the drink you need:
- Mix all the ingredients in a glass jar and send it to a dark place to infuse, periodically shaking the contents.
- After a month, you need to filter the liquid, bottled and store in a dark, cool place.
Cherry leaf tincture
To make a drink, you must use:
- 3/4 Art. crushed dried or fresh cherry leaves;
- 1 liter of vodka.
Cooking process:
- Cherry leaves are crushed with a knife so that their size is 1x1 cm or 2x2 cm. Leaves are poured into a glass container, filled with alcohol and sent to a cool dark place for 2 weeks, occasionally shaking the jar.
- After the specified time, the leaves are filtered from the liquid and the tincture is bottled.
Important! For a better taste and aroma, you can add lemon zest, cloves, cinnamon in the tincture.
Tincture on vodka with the addition of cloves with cinnamon from Bukhlovar
To prepare the tincture you must use:
- 600 g cherries;
- 350 grams of sugar;
- 2 pcs. carnations;
- cinnamon - on the tip of a knife;
- 600 ml of vodka.
How to make tincture: video
Preparing tincture so:
- Cherry poured into a three-liter jar and covered with sugar, well stirred and put the jar in a warm place for a day, so that the cherry began to ferment.
- Then add a little cinnamon and cloves to the resulting fermenting mixture, pour all the ingredients in with vodka and send them to a cool dark place to insist for 10 days.
- After the specified time, the cherry is filtered, the resulting liquid is poured into bottles for further storage.
Product Storage Rules
The resulting product should be stored in a glass container with a tightly closed stopper. For long-term storage, it is necessary to use a refrigerator or basement, in which case the shelf life of the tincture may be about 3 years.
Usage features
To achieve a therapeutic effect, it is necessary to use a tincture of 50 ml, after meals, once a day. 
Cherry tincture is often used in the form of alcohol, for use on holidays. In this case, this drink is suitable for almost any dish.
Tincture with a low sugar content goes well with meat and fish dishes, sweeter types of tincture will suit cheeses or desserts.
Important! There are no strict rules for combining cherry tinctures with food, it all depends on personal preferences.
Thus, to prepare high-quality and tasty cherry tincture at home is not difficult. The main thing - to choose the recipe that you will like. To create a drink without much hassle, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with the popular recipes that are described in this article and follow the recommendations for their preparation.
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