Liqueurs and liqueurs can be prepared from a wide variety of fruits and berries, including plums. This method of fruit preparation is especially suitable if you have ripe surpluses that need to be processed. In this case, along with jam and compote, you can also cook liquor.
Plum liqueur on vodka
You will need:
- 1 kg of ripe plums;
- 1 liter of vodka;
- 400 g of sugar;
- 100 ml of water;
- cinnamon stick.
If desired, replace the cinnamon with a vanilla pod.
Wash the plums thoroughly, cut off the damaged areas if necessary. Pierce each plum with a toothpick in several places. Place them in a container and fill with vodka so that it completely covers the fruit. Cover the plums with a lid and infuse on the vodka for at least a month. After this time, strain the tincture through cheesecloth. Heat the water, add sugar to it and add the plum tincture. Boil the liqueur for at least half an hour, adding a cinnamon stick to it. Pour the finished drink into a sterilized bottle, close the lid, cool and store in a cool dry place.
Plum liquor based on rum and wine
You will need:
- 500 g plums;
- 200 g of sugar;
- 1.25 liters of rum;
- 600 ml of dry white wine;
- 1 vanilla pod.
Peel the plums and cut into cubes. Place them in a saucepan along with the wine, bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Pour the wine with plums into a container with a lid, add vanilla there and leave for 3 days. After 3 days, strain the liquid through cheesecloth. Pour the infused wine into a saucepan, add sugar there. Cook for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar. When the mixture has cooled slightly, mix it with the rum and bottle. The liquor can be drunk after 3 months.
Plum tincture
You will need:
- 800 g of sugar;
- 1 kg of ripe plums;
- 800 ml of vodka.
Wash and peel the plums. Put them in a deep container, cover with sugar and fill with vodka, mix everything, cover the container with a lid and leave the vodka to infuse for 6 months. It is advisable that the container with plums is not exposed to sunlight. Strain the finished tincture and bottle. Serve as an aperitif.
A similar recipe can be used to prepare tinctures from other fruits, such as apricots or cherries.
Plum wine
This drink, according to the principle of preparation, is closer to the tincture than to the real wine.
You will need:
- 1 kg of plums;
- 1 liter of dry white wine;
- 200 ml of vodka;
- 200 g of sugar;
- 1 stick of cinnamon.
Wash the plums thoroughly, remove the seeds from them, and cut the pulp into large pieces. Put plums in a container, pour wine, vodka, sugar and cinnamon there. Wait a week, then strain the liquid through cheesecloth, fill it with plums again and leave for another week. At the end of cooking, re-filter the plum wine. Pour it into sterilized bottles and store in a cool place - a cellar or refrigerator will do.
