I don’t know how correct it is to write a review about an alcoholic drink, and even a homemade one. But this is a homemade recipe and is not mass produced. Moreover, it is produced extremely rarely (during the berry season), and is used exclusively for personal purposes, and not for sale.
I myself am not a fan of creating homemade wines and other alcoholic products. Their production is extremely painstaking, and in order to end up with a high-quality and worthy option, all proportions and recommendations for making the drink must be carefully followed. This is not for me. Drain, rinse, filter, and even remove the tubes. Trouble, in a word. In addition, it is quite rare to get a clear drink - it is very difficult to invent such a thing.
Once, about 6-7 years ago, at one of my friends’ birthdays, I tried a gooseberry (green) tincture. A very clear drink with a delicate taste. The mistress-magician did not immediately admit that it was her doing. Then she gave me the recipe with giblets. Since then, during the gooseberry harvest years, I have been making this miracle drink.
And practically no work.

The recipe is as simple as a clear day.
Take the gooseberries, wash them, put them in a three-liter jar (not completely, you need to leave a little space for other ingredients), add sugar, pour in vodka, and close the lid. You can shake it a little so that the sugar seeps between the gooseberries. And we leave all this for exactly 40 days. Why 40 days is not clear, the figure is not very beautiful. But maybe a little later, no big deal.
There is no need to knead or stir anything. Take out the tubes even more so. Just put the jar in a dark place and don’t disturb it until it’s due. After the allotted time, you can try.
I’ll note what I did on red (preferably purple) gooseberries. Then the color of the tincture becomes bright ruby. The green drink is not very appetizing.
My production date is already expiring; if you look into the jar, it looks very tempting.

And here is my jar with a completely finished drink.

If you pour a drink into a glass, you can be sure that it is completely transparent, without a single sediment. The color is bright red, very rich. The appearance is attractive and does not cause disapproval or fear of drinking the tincture.

After 40 days or a little more, filter the drink and pour it into a glass bottle. You can store it anywhere, not necessarily in the refrigerator. Since I cook very little, the drink is drunk almost immediately (does not stagnate).
As for the degree - no more than 16. Of course, if anyone wants it stronger, you can add a little more alcohol at the first stage. Or later, during use, increase the degree to the desired level. The same goes with sugar; for those who like it sweeter, you can add 400 grams.
I believe that the composition that I indicated at the beginning of the review is the most optimal. Because if there is more sugar, the drink will be very sugary and heavier. The same goes for alcohol - this tincture doesn’t really suit the strong taste.
I note that the tincture is very pleasant and bright in taste. Gooseberries are a very unique berry, sour, but at the same time sweet. Therefore, the taste of the tincture on it is amazing.
You can also add some black currant berries for color; the color turns out simply stunning - with a violet tint.
And finally, I note that although alcohol is harmful to our health, such a light tincture in moderate doses is hardly harmful. It has not been fermented, no yeast has been added to it, and this is wonderful, a minimum of ingredients is the key to good quality.
Well, and most importantly - a recipe for the lazy!

The taste and rich aromatic bouquet of alcohol can be revealed only after several months of settling. However, if guests are due to arrive one of these days, and there is nothing ready in the storerooms, then there is only one salvation - preparing a quick vodka tincture. Today you can find a huge variety of such drinks, including horseradish, lemon vodka, and herbal alcohol. The recipes for quick alcohol are quite simple, so both experienced and novice moonshiners can use them.

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To prepare homemade tinctures in the shortest possible time, you can use several tricks, namely:

To get a beautiful and unusual shade of vodka tincture, you can infuse it with various natural coloring additives. For example, the blue color of the drink can be obtained with the help of cornflowers, the purple hue can be obtained from sunflower seeds, and the yellow hue can be obtained from saffron.

All gooseberry tincture recipes are not complicated and do not require special equipment. The most important ingredient is fruits, which are available in markets or shops.

Gooseberries are an excellent solution for many digestive problems. It will work as a natural remedy during constipation problems. It increases and improves appetite, regulates intestinal function and protects against heart disease. It contains a lot of calcium and magnesium, which is recommended as a natural aid in the mineralization of bones and teeth. Used in cosmetics, it has a softening and moisturizing effect.

These small, green berries can be eaten raw, straight from the bush. Greens are definitely more acidic, while reds are sweet and delicate. You can also make gooseberry pie, which is refreshing and delicious.

Gooseberry tincture is not only tasty, but also very healthy. It has a stimulating effect on digestion.

Ingredients:

• 2 kg gooseberries
• 1 kg sugar
• 1 liter of vodka or alcohol

Preparation:

1. Remove the stems from the gooseberries, rinse and place in a jar.
2. Pour alcohol or vodka, close it, and put it in a dark place for a month. After this time, drain the resulting tincture, cover the berries with sugar and remove again (for about a week).
3. Then filter the juice, mix with the tincture, bottle it and let it brew for 1 month.

Red gooseberry tincture

It definitely has a more subtle flavor than green gooseberries. This will be a great addition to various types of desserts.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg red gooseberries
• 1/2 kg sugar
• piece of ginger
• half a vanilla stick
• liter of vodka

Preparation:

1. Mix everything in a jar, lightly crush the gooseberries, pour in vodka.
2. Close the jar and let it sit for about a month.
3. After this time, strain and bottle, the tincture will be ready in 6 months.

Gooseberry and blackcurrant tincture

Ingredients:

• 1 kilogram of gooseberries
• 0.5 kg red currants
• 3/4 kilogram sugar
• 750 ml still mineral water
• 0.5 liters of alcohol

Preparation:

1. Wash the fruits and peel them. Remove the currants from the branches. Place the berries in a large jar. Fill with sugar.
2. Mix well and leave overnight.
3. Then pour in mineral water and alcohol and leave for at least two months - stir from time to time.
4. Strain and pour into bottles.

Gooseberry and honey tincture

Gooseberry tincture with added honey will certainly work when winter or cold autumn sets in. This type of tincture will definitely have an effect on warming the body.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg gooseberries
• 1 liter of strong vodka
• 300 g liquid honey
• half a vanilla stick
• dried ginger in small quantities

Preparation:

1. After placing the gooseberries in the jar, the fruits should be slightly crushed.
2. Also put half a vanilla pod and a piece of dried ginger in the jar.
3. Pour in all the vodka, close tightly and leave it in a dark place for three weeks.
4. After this time, drain the liquid, but remember that there is a lot of alcohol left in the berries.
5. To extract it, we must pour in copper and let the jar stand for another three weeks.
6. The next step is to drain the liquid and mix it with the previous one.
7. We carefully filter both tinctures and pour them into bottles, which we store in a dark place for a month.

Gooseberries are a favorite delicacy of many people. Children adore it for its unusual taste, and adults for its slight sourness and the ability to use the berries to make a variety of alcoholic drinks. One of them is gooseberry tincture, which has a pleasant taste and aroma.

Classic recipe

Gooseberry tincture can be prepared from simple and affordable ingredients. Composition and correct proportions:

• vodka – 500 ml;
• gooseberries – 2.5 kg;
• sugar – 300 grams.

Making gooseberry tincture is quite simple, the main thing is to follow the sequence of actions described below.

1. Pour the berries into a three-liter jar so that it is almost completely filled. Only 2-3 centimeters from the neck should remain free. In this case, all berries must be well washed and free of tails or other debris.

2. Mix vodka with sugar and pour it into a jar. As a result, it should completely cover the gooseberries.

3. Close the jar tightly with a nylon or plastic lid and shake several times so that the sugar dissolves better.

4. Place the full jar in a dark, warm place and leave it there for 40–50 days. At the same time, you need to shake it thoroughly 2-3 times a week.

5. After the specified time, drain the finished tincture, separating it from the sediment and passing it through several layers of gauze for better cleaning.

6. Homemade tincture should be stored in glass bottles, tightly closed with lids, in a cellar or basement. The shelf life of the drink reaches 2 years, and its strength ranges from 14–17 degrees.

Raspberry and gooseberry tincture

A combination of sweet raspberries and sour gooseberries will help you prepare a high-quality and aromatic tincture at home. At the same time, you don’t have to add sugar during the making of the drink, and if the finished tincture is not to your liking, you can sweeten it afterwards.

The combination of these two aromatic berries makes it possible to obtain a drink with a rich fruity taste and amazing aroma. Moreover, both crops ripen almost simultaneously, which greatly simplifies the preparation of raw materials.

Ingredients:

• raspberries – 400 grams;
• gooseberries – 2 kg;
• granulated sugar – 300 grams;
• alcohol diluted with water to 40–45 degrees – 1.5 liters.

Step-by-step sequence of actions.

1. Raspberries and gooseberries are washed thoroughly and poured into a glass jar. After which it is shaken several times so that the berries release juice.

2. Fill the contents of the jar with alcohol so that it completely covers the berries.

3. Close the jar with a plastic or nylon lid and move it to a warm, dark place for 30–40 days.

4. After this time, drain the finished tincture from the sediment and filter it through gauze folded in 3-4 layers.

5. Pour the finished raspberry-gooseberry tincture into a glass container, close it with corks and put it in the cellar for storage. The shelf life reaches 2 years, and the strength is 16–20 degrees.

If your raspberries are a success, then you can find other ways to process them. In particular, it will not leave any woman indifferent.

Basic properties of gooseberries and secrets of preparing tinctures

Gooseberry is a shrub that bears fruit once a year, mainly in July or August. Its fruits have a specific appearance, thanks to which they are recognized all over the world. They are distinguished by their regular oval or almost round shape and can reach a length of up to 12 mm, and some varieties up to 30–40 mm.

The surface of the berry is covered with small bristles and pierced with bright veins that are clearly visible. The color range of ripe gooseberries is quite diverse and may differ depending on the plant variety. In general, its berries have a rich green, olive, yellow or purple hue.

For making homemade liqueurs, gooseberries are an excellent raw material, since its use makes it possible to impart an unsurpassed bouquet to the drink, striking in its depth and integrity. At the same time, the aftertaste of the finished drink is soft with slight fruity notes, which allows you to enjoy every sip.
The tincture can be prepared using either fresh berries collected directly from the bush or frozen raw materials, but in this case the drink will not be as tender and rich.

Before making the tincture, you must carefully sort through all the berries, selecting only the ripest, largest and highest quality ones. The variety can be ignored when making the tincture, since it in no way affects the taste, but will only shape its color scheme.

It is best to infuse gooseberries with vodka, purified moonshine, alcohol or inexpensive cognac. Moreover, each of these drinks has its own characteristics and taste. It is impossible to say better which tincture made from gooseberries is better. It's a matter of taste.

Gooseberries are a very tasty and healthy berry, a real storehouse of vitamins and microelements. It is eaten to prevent many diseases and used in folk medicine. Another distinctive feature of these berries is that they can be used to produce almost elite alcoholic beverages. In this material we will talk about unusually tasty gooseberry liqueurs made with vodka or alcohol.

Recipes

At home, you can prepare alcohol that cannot be compared in taste even with expensive wines and cognacs. It should be noted that you do not need to spend a large amount of money to prepare it. You can save a lot of money and, over time, please your guests with a homemade homemade alcoholic drink. We have selected proven and reliable recipes for alcoholic gooseberry tinctures, which are not a shame to put on the table even for the most important guests. Yes, and you can sometimes treat yourself to such a drink.

Recipe 1.

Forty-day gooseberry tincture. For this drink you will need 600 g of sugar, 1 liter of vodka, 3 liters of berries. Gooseberries need to be washed, removed from the stems and poured into a three-liter jar. Then pour half a liter of vodka into the jar and add 300 g of sugar. After this, you can shake the jar with the ingredients a little and cover it with a tight lid. This will help the sugar distribute more evenly throughout the jar. This tincture should be placed in a place where there is no sunlight and kept there for 40 days. Periodically, about once a week, the jar of gooseberries and vodka needs to be shaken so that the sugar dissolves. After 40 days, the liquid should be poured into another container, and another half liter of vodka and 300 g of granulated sugar should be poured into the jar with gooseberries. After 40 days, the liquid must be filtered and poured into a container in which the previously poured gooseberry-infused vodka is stored. To prepare this gooseberry tincture, you can use both ripe berries and slightly unripe green ones. To add greater richness, both color and taste, you can add a small amount of black currant berries to the tincture. This drink should be stored in a cool place, preferably in the refrigerator.

Recipe 2.

Alcoholic gooseberry tincture. To prepare it you will need 1 kg of granulated sugar, 1 kg of green gooseberries, 600 ml of water (boiled), 600 ml of alcohol. First of all, you need to chop the berries. To do this, you can use special wooden masher, or you can grind the berries with a blender. After this, you need to add water and sugar to the berry pulp. All this should be placed in a container with an airtight lid. After two days, you need to pour 1 glass of alcohol into the bowl with berries and let it brew for another day. Then you need to add two more glasses of alcohol and leave the tincture in the refrigerator for several hours. After this, all that remains is to strain the tincture. This drink will be transparent and have a pleasant light green color.

Recipe 3.

Gooseberry tincture “For loved ones”. To surprise the fair half of humanity, men independently invented this recipe. For a tasty tincture you need to prepare the following ingredients: 1 bottle of vodka (half a liter), 1 glass of sugar, 1 tablespoon of citric acid or lemon juice, 4 glasses of water, 45 currant leaves, 60 gooseberries. First you need to boil water and add currant leaves to it. Boil the water with leaves for 15-20 minutes. After this, the water should be filtered and citric acid or juice and sugar should be added and boiled. When the broth has cooled, you need to add alcohol and the gooseberries themselves. This drink should be hidden in a dark place and allowed to brew for a little over a month.

Recipe 4.

Classic gooseberry tincture. This elixir began to be made a long time ago, and its recipe is known from great-grandmothers who knew a lot about homemade alcoholic drinks. So, to prepare it you need to have 1 kg of gooseberries, sugar, water and 1 liter of vodka. Gooseberries should be placed in a glass jar. You need to pour vodka there. Place in a dark place for 2 months. When the drink is infused, the berries should be discarded and the vodka should be strained. Then you should prepare a syrup from 1.5 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar. The syrup needs to be cooled and poured into the tincture. After this, the drink is ready to drink.

Recipe 5.

Gooseberry tincture “Vanilla”. Gooseberry drinks have a pleasant taste, and when combined correctly with other ingredients, they can also have an amazing smell. To prepare this alcoholic drink, you only need half a liter of green gooseberry juice, half a liter of diluted alcohol, half a kg of sugar and one bag of vanillin. First of all, you need to get gooseberry juice. You can get it by passing the berries either through a juicer, or through a meat grinder, or using a blender. After straining the berry mixture and obtaining the required amount of juice, you need to place the juice in a saucepan, add sugar there and heat it over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. It is important to remember that you do not need to boil the juice, you just need to heat it. Pour vanillin into a saucepan with hot juice and sugar and add alcohol. When the contents of the saucepan have cooled, you need to pour it into bottles and let it brew for 10 days.

Recipe 6.

Delicious gooseberry and strawberry tincture. To prepare this aromatic and tasty alcoholic drink you need the following: pour 1 glass of granulated sugar into a glass jar, add a sprig of mint. Then you need to pour 2 cups of boiling water into the jar. After this, you need to pour two glasses of gooseberries, peeled from the tails. Pour 1 cup of small strawberries onto the top of the gooseberries, pour half a liter of vodka over everything and cover with a tight lid. The tincture should stand at room temperature for a day, and then stand in a cold place for another 40 days. After this, the drink needs to be strained, and it is ready for drinking.

Recipe 7.

Delicious tincture of gooseberries “4x4”. To prepare this pleasant-tasting tincture, you need to prepare 4 glasses of each ingredient - vodka, gooseberries, sugar, still mineral water. The berries need to be poured into a glass jar, then water and sugar should be boiled and cooled, and then poured into the jar with gooseberries. After this, you need to pour in the vodka and cover the jar with a tight lid. Place in a dark place and after three months you can safely try this tincture.

Conclusion

All of the above recipes are easy to prepare, but at the same time they have an excellent mild taste and pleasant aroma. You shouldn’t overuse alcoholic drinks, even homemade ones, but from time to time you can treat yourself to a glass of sweet liqueur. In addition, you also need to know that it is gooseberry tinctures with vodka or alcohol that are very popular in folk medicine. If you do not drink in large quantities, you can significantly improve your health by consuming a little and correctly. It has been proven that drinking gooseberry tinctures in small portions relieves fatigue, activates brain function, and helps to warm up during hypothermia.

Alcohol tinctures from gooseberries help prevent diseases of the blood vessels, heart, and endocrine system. Drinking one tablespoon of tincture in the morning can also prevent anemia, colds, and improve metabolism in the body. It is important to take this alcoholic drink as a medicine correctly - no earlier than 30 minutes after eating and no later than 60 minutes before bedtime. It is advisable to drink no more than 15-20 ml at a time. Of course, those who take medications, those who are “coded” and pregnant women should not take this health elixir, but everyone else can try it. After taking the tincture for just one month, people feel a significant improvement in their overall health and increase their immunity.

The main thing when using these recipes is not to overdo it: alcoholic tinctures are useful only in small portions. You should not abuse such drinks, because no one needs alcohol addiction.