The unique healing properties of viburnum have been known since ancient times. This berry copes with many diseases perfectly, and alcohol tinctures from it have a tonic, restorative, anti-aging effect on the human body. Learn the best recipes of viburnum tinctures for alcohol, as well as how to make moonshine on viburnum at home - learn from the article.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
In order for home-made drinks made from viburnum to have maximum benefits and excellent taste, it is necessary to choose and prepare the berries correctly. It is recommended to take the fruits collected after the first frost. It is after frost that the berries lose their bitterness, become sweeter and reach a maximum concentration of nutrients.
Important! If the viburnum is collected before frost, to get rid of bitterness, you should put it for a while in the freezer.
Besides, you need to pay attention to the appearance of berries: they should be of uniform color, without dark spots or traces of rot. In order for the fruits to maintain their juiciness, they must be picked together with brushes. Just before use, the berries are sorted, cleaned of unnecessary twigs, rot and debris, then washed thoroughly under running water and dried on a towel.
Recipes of moonshine and tinctures on viburnum
There are a large number of recipes for the preparation of alcohol tinctures based on viburnum. Such drinks are used for the prevention and treatment of many diseases. However, their consumption should be dosed, and only after consulting a doctor.
Viburnum moonshine has a pleasant mild taste and a delicate, characteristic aroma. The drink in small quantities perfectly tones, lowers blood pressure, serves as a prophylaxis of colds, strengthens the immune system.
Preparation of moonshine on viburnum
20 l 10-12 days
pressed yeast
400 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Do not wash the fruits, sort out, discard dry, rotten, damaged.
- Mash the raw materials, transfer them to a container in which the fermentation process will take place.
- Pour sugar and yeast into containers. Pour all the ingredients with warm water (about + 30 ° C).
- Mix the products, place a water lock on top of the container.
- Transfer the container to a warm place for one week.
- After a week, proceed to distill the mash.
- Drain the broth through the tube, filter, pour into the distillation cube.
- Distill raw alcohol with a fence until its strength drops below 30 °.
- Dilute the resulting drink with water to a strength of 20 °.
- Carry out a second distillation divided into fractions: remove the first 10-15% of the output and output less than 40 °.
- Collect the “body”, dilute with pure distilled water to 40–45 °. Let it brew in a cool place for 3-4 days.
Video recipe
Preparation of moonshine on viburnumDid you know? Viburnum berries are recommended for people who work in hazardous industries. Fruits perfectly cleanse the body and even remove radioisotopes.
Viburnum tincture for alcohol
1 L 10 minutes / 30 days
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Sort the berries, discard dry, rotten, spoiled, rinse well.
- In a clean glass jar of 3 l, add all the fruits of viburnum.
- Pour sugar on top, shake the components a little.
- Pour raw materials with moonshine, shake again. Close the container tightly with a lid.
- Place the container in a dark, dry place for 30 days so that the viburnum insists. Shake the contents of the jar periodically.
A month later, after the berries are infused, the drink must be filtered. You can also optionally squeeze viburnum cake. The resulting liquor should be bottled and stored in a cool, dark place. Use dosed, as desired or as needed. Tincture reaches full ripening after another two months.
Important! If there is no moonshine at home, it can be replaced with vodka.
Tincture on viburnum with honey
1 l 10 minutes / 14-30 days
fruits (fresh or frozen)
200–250 g
moonshine or vodka (40–42 °)
700 ml
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Rinse berries, sort out.
- Fill the fruit in a 1 liter jar.
- Add honey and sugar to the raw materials, shake the components.
- Pour the mass with moonshine or vodka, shake well.
- Close the lid tightly and set aside in a dark, dry place for 2–4 weeks. Mix the raw materials periodically.
Video recipe
Tincture on viburnum with honeyFiltered honey and viburnum, after it is completely cooked, filter and pour into glass bottles. For all parameters - taste, aroma and color, the described drink is perfect as an aperitif.
Did you know? A feature of viburnum berries is that its bone is presented in the form of a heart. No culture can “boast” a similar form.
Beverage storage features
It is important not only to properly prepare the viburnum tincture, but also to store it. It should be stored in a tightly sealed glass container, in a dry, cool place, reliably protected from direct sunlight. Under such conditions, the shelf life of the product is 3 years. The appearance of a precipitate in a drink or turbidity is considered normal. Before consuming such a drink, it is recommended to filter it.
It is believed that viburnum alcohol tinctures and moonshine have a wide range of effects on the human body. They help normalize blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, help reduce inflammatory processes, and can successfully fight colds. However, it is worth remembering that, like any drink containing alcohol, moonshine and viburnum liquors, you need to use it very carefully, strictly adhering to the allowed dosages.