Tincture on pine nuts on moonshine

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Let's prepare the ingredients according to the list. We will prepare a tincture of moonshine on pine nuts. The main thing is to choose high–quality raw materials and an alcoholic base. Pine nuts should be fresh, so that no more than a year has passed since the collection, only when using such nuts it will be possible to prepare a medicinal tincture. The freshness of nuts can be determined by their appearance.

2. Step 2:

   

   They should be smooth, of the same size, dark saturated color, without whitish spots and mold. The kernel of such nuts should be fresh, white and juicy. However, fresh pine nuts contain a lot of resin, which, presumably, can give the drink an excessively tart taste.

3. Step 3:

   

   To get rid of excess resin in the raw material, pine nuts are thoroughly washed and poured with boiling water so that the water completely covers all the nuts. Leave for five minutes, repeat the procedure three times. Drain the water, dry the nuts.

5. Step 4:

   

   We put pine nuts in a glass container and pour moonshine. If desired, you can add a little sugar so that the taste of the tincture acquires a slight, barely perceptible sweetness. If the drink is prepared as an alcoholic drink for feasts, then in addition to these ingredients, you can add cinnamon, cloves, orange peel or honey. For the preparation of medicinal tincture, additives should not be used. We close the bottle with the tincture preparation with a rubber lid and remove

6. Step 5:

   

   The drink needs to be infused for at least two weeks, but the longer it stands, the stronger, more fragrant and richer in taste and color the drink will turn out. Periodically, the tincture should be checked, shaken.

7. Step 6:

   

   After the specified time, we drain the moonshine infused on cedar into another container, filter it several times through gauze folded in several layers. Pour the finished tincture into a glass bottle, seal it and store it in the refrigerator. The medicinal drink is ready.