Lemon tincture on moonshine

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a tincture of moonshine with lemon? Prepare the products. according to the list. Wash one large lemon and dry it with a paper towel. Remove the zest from the lemon. Try not to touch the white part, which is under the zest, because it happens that it is very bitter and can easily spoil the whole drink.

2. Step 2:

   

   Finely chop the zest with a knife. This is necessary so that citrus reveals all its flavors in the future drink as best as possible.

3. Step 3:

   

   Next, squeeze the juice out of the lemon. It's convenient for me to do it this way: I cut the sour fruit exactly in half. And with my fingers I go through each slice inside the halves, squeezing out the juice. So two quite decently pressed crusts are obtained. But, of course, it will be faster to use a citrus juicer.

5. Step 4:

   

   Now pass the juice through a strainer to get rid of unnecessary pulp and bones. By the way, they can also be bitter, as well as the white part under the zest.

6. Step 5:

   

   In the container in which you will insist the drink, add the zest and pour lemon juice. Add sugar to the same place.

7. Step 6:

   

   Pour the right amount of moonshine into the lemon juice with zest and sugar. Mix it up. Infuse the drink for two days. Then strain the tincture through a gauze filter and store in the refrigerator.