This is one of the most aromatic and unusual liquors, because we are more accustomed to berry or fruit liqueurs, and you can not buy such a drink in the store. But you can cook it yourself from your rose blooming in the garden, and we'll tell you the recipes below.
How to make the best liqueur from the petals of a tea rose?
For the preparation of such a liqueur, petals of the tea rose alone will suit us. They have the brightest aroma and more gentle petals. In addition, roses that are used in bouquets are usually treated with herbicides or pesticides, which will also be in the finished liqueur.
Ingredients:
- pink petals - 150 g;
- lemon juice - 45 ml;
- water - 90 ml;
- alcohol - 90 ml;
- sugar - 210 g.
Preparation
Petals are sorted out to get rid of pedicels and leaves, washed and dried well. Then we put it in a jar, try to compact it more tightly, and fill it with hot water, with lemon juice, so that it barely covers the petals, close it and put it into the refrigerator or another cool place to insist. Lemon juice will give an easy sourness and help to maintain a beautiful color. From the water and sugar, cook the syrup and leave to cool. After this, we filter the infusion, we squeeze out all the liquid from the petals, mix it with the syrup and pour in the alcohol. All the liquids are mixed and clogged for a couple of weeks, so that the liquor is settled and becomes as fragrant as possible.
Rose petal liqueur at home
Ingredients:
- water - 2 l;
- sugar - 1,2 kg;
- vodka - 500 ml;
- citric acid - 20 g;
- petals of a tea rose.
Preparation
From sugar and water, we prepare the syrup and let it cool down completely, then pour it into a jar and pour out the petals. The more petals are placed in the syrup, the more saturated and aromatic will the liquor. We also pour vodka there, we plug it and send it for a month in the darkness. After this, filter and pour into containers for storage or use. In principle, the liquor is ready and it can be tasted, but it is better to give it a little more. The finished liquor can be stored for a very long time in bottled bottles or cans. If you like thick and sweet liquor, then you can add sugar and 2 kg, then the drink will turn out thick and sticky.
The recipe for liqueur from the petals of roses on vodka
Ingredients:
- petals of a tea rose;
- vodka - 500 ml;
- sugar - 180 g;
- water - 160 ml.
Preparation
We will need a liter pot and a rolling pin for making liqueur. The petals are washed, dried and carefully moved in portions, we fall asleep in a jar and we ram it with a rolling pin, after such a procedure, essential oils are much easier to release.
Fill with vodka, gradually, so that everything can fit, close with a cap nylon and clean for 3-4 weeks, insist, preferably in some dark place. After the infusion, strain through gauze, squeeze all the liquid and pour it back into the jar. From the water and sugar, cook the syrup and cool it completely, then add it to the tincture, mix it and set aside again for 1-1.5 months to brew. The color should become saturated, ruby-brown, but at the same time transparent. If you add a couple of whole flowers in the petals, then the liquor will turn out slightly tart, some like this shade.
Quick liqueur from the petals of a tea rose
All previous recipes are designed for a long cooking time, and from this recipe you will learn how to quickly cook a fragrant and tasty liqueur.
Ingredients:
- pink petals - 500 g;
- water - 0,4 liters;
- vodka - 500 ml;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- citric acid - 15 g.
Preparation
Because pink petals are very light and it's difficult to collect such a quantity at once, you can do it in several stages. Collect the petals, pour vodka, so that only barely covered, put in the sun for 3 days. When the following buds have blossomed, we repeat the procedure, etc. until you get the right amount. All the portions are filtered and combined. Cook the syrup from water, citric acid and sugar and add to the infusion, it is important to monitor the proportion of 1: 1. Next, we stop and insist in the refrigerator for three more days.