Stores offer a huge selection of spirits, but they cannot be compared to home-made cognac. After spending a little time, you can prepare this noble drink for any celebration.
The drink made according to this original recipe will especially appeal to those who like to consume cognac with lemon and chocolate. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- 1.5 liters of vodka (3 bottles);
- 100 g of dark chocolate;
- 3 cups of sugar;
- 0.5 cups of water;
- 0.5 bags of vanilla sugar.
To make cognac at home, you need to prepare chocolate: break it into small pieces or grate it on a coarse grater, then melt it in a water bath. Once all the pieces have melted, carefully pour in the vodka and pour in the vanilla sugar. Mix the ingredients well, remove from heat and let cool slightly, then pour into a glass jar or bottle, close the lid and refrigerate.
Shake the jar daily, and after 7 days, prepare a syrup from sugar and water and add to the chocolate drink. Leave the cognac in the refrigerator for 4 weeks, then strain through a sieve and bottle.
This homemade noble drink is not inferior in taste to expensive store-bought ones. The most important thing when preparing it is to prevent the liquid from boiling. To do it, you will need:
- 3 liters of vodka;
- 1 tsp oak bark;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp instant coffee;
- 1 tsp tea leaves;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 3 black peppercorns;
- 5 pieces. raisins;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 1 PC. prunes;
- 4 coriander kernels;
- 2 carnation buds.
Put all the ingredients in a saucepan, crush the coriander before that, add vodka. Put the saucepan on fire and cover tightly and wait until the liquid is close to boiling, turn off the heat immediately. To make delicious cognac at home, it is important to ensure that the liquid does not boil in any way. When the drink has cooled, strain it through cheesecloth folded in two layers, then bottle.
To enjoy the unique taste of homemade cognac prepared according to this recipe, it must be aged for at least 14 days. To produce a drink you will need:
- 3 liters of vodka;
- 1 tbsp Sahara;
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon;
- 1 orange (only the zest is needed);
- 4 carnation buds;
- 0.5 teaspoons of vanillin;
- 1 tbsp black leaf tea without additives;
- 10 black peppercorns.
Rinse the orange well, cut off the zest and grate it on a fine grater. Put orange zest, tea, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and vanillin on the bottom of a glass jar. Fill the container with vodka and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon, seal with a lid and put in a dark place. After 3 weeks, strain the mixture through cheesecloth folded in two layers and pour the noble drink into bottles.
