To make cognac at home, the main thing is to be patient, because the drink must be infused to acquire shades of taste and aroma of additives. The main ingredient of cognac is alcohol, which is best to take not ordinary ethyl alcohol, but wine. Homemade cognac is more like brandy.
It is necessary
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- 2.5 liters of alcohol
- 5 tbsp. spoons of oak bark
- 2 teaspoons of caramelized sugar
- 0.5 tsp nutmeg powder
- 3 pcs. carnation
- vanillin to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Pour alcohol into a glass jar. An oak barrel is better, but it is very difficult to buy one. If you have a small, odorless wooden barrel made from other woods, use it.
Step 2
Add all ingredients to rubbing alcohol and stir thoroughly with a wooden spoon or spatula. If you don't like the aroma of one of the foods that serve to flavor the skate, simply eliminate it from the recipe. Be sure to heat the sugar in a metal container until brown, because it is he who gives the drink a special zest.
Step 3
Leave to infuse in a cool and dark place for at least 1 month. The longer the cognac stays, the richer the taste of the drink will be. It is better to insist on it for 2-3 years, but this is almost unrealistic, so when your patience expires, strain the drink and start tasting.
