If you are a gourmet of good cognac, then prepare Hennessy from moonshine. It's simple, look for recipes in the article.
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Real Hennessy is an expensive cognac that is made in France from selected types of grapes. The uniqueness of such a strong alcoholic drink is the invariability of the taste, despite how long it was made.
- Naturally, the secret of preparing the present Hennessy is known only to manufacturers.
- However, it can be prepared at home, but for this you need high -quality strong alcohol.
- Therefore, it is better to use home grape moonshine, which previously passed double distillation.
- It is important to observe the recipe and withstand the drink after cooking. You will find a few recipes for home Hennessy below.
Hennessy - "Cognac" from moonshine: Popular recipes
To prepare such a drink, you will need glass containers. It can be 3 or 5 liter bottles. Also use double -cleaning grape moonshine. Another type of moonshine can have an extraneous smell and not such a soft taste - this can ruin the taste of the future Hennessee. If the moonshine has passed double cleaning, but there is an unpleasant aroma in the drink, then you will have to do additional cleaning with wood coal.
The remaining ingredients should be of high quality. If you come across a component product with an expired shelf life or improper storage, then it can spoil the taste, but also the aroma of the future “cognac”. Here are some tips:
- The seasonings should be stored closed, away from the stove and heating system.
- The partitions of the walnut need to be dried immediately after harvesting, otherwise they will be moldy or rancid.
- Use black tea only leaf. In granular tea, there are many different “garbage”, which when connecting with alcohol will distinguish unnecessary substances.
- Use vanilla just a little bit. In large quantities, this additive can give a bitter taste, especially for alcohol.
- Buy herbs at the pharmacy and be sure to check the expiration date.
Be sure to dump the oak wood chips so as not to spoil the taste of the future drink. How to do this correctly, read below in the text.
Classic cooking recipe
So, the moonshine is ready, the container is prepared, you can begin to prepare "cognac". Here are what ingredients will be needed for this:
Cook the drink like this:
- Pour moonshine into a prepared glass jar or bottle.
- Put the remaining components from the list. Mix well and shake the container.
- Close it tightly with a lid and put it in the pantry for a week. It is important that light does not fall on the container, it should stand in a dark place.
- Then strain the resulting drink through the gauze or x/b cut.
Now pour the drink into bottles and you can serve it on the table.
Hennessee - a recipe for oak bark
Oak bark is a popular ingredient that is used to make alcohol at home. It does not need to be washed, cook or fry, can immediately be used in the preparation process. Oak bark is sold in every pharmacy. Necessary ingredients:
Cooking method:
- Pour moonshine into a glass container.
- Add all other ingredients from the list.
- Stir well and put the bottle in a cool and dark place. You do not need to put in the refrigerator, it is better to choose something like a pantry or basement.
- Insist within 10-14 days. Then strain the drink through a regular sieve or a special device made of a coffee machine.
- Pour into bottles and store in a dark place.
It is worth knowing: Using the amount of sugar, you can adjust the taste of the drink. Sweet Hennessy will be softer and more pleasant to drink. But do not overdo it, otherwise a degree can decrease greatly, and for such a drink it is bad.
On oak chips
For this recipe, it is important that the oak chips are of high quality. Of course, it can be prepared independently, but you need to correctly fry. The store sells a ready -made oak chip of different varieties. You can buy several and choose the right option for yourself. So that the sharp taste of the chip does not spoil the taste of the future drink, it must be boiled in advance in several waters. Here's the instruction:
- Put the chips in the pan.
- Pour water so that the liquid is slightly covered with wood.
- After boiling, cook no more than 20 minutes. Then drain the water and pour it again. Cook again for 15-20 minutes. So repeat 3-5 times.
- When the water becomes transparent, strain the chips and put on a baking sheet. Put in the oven and dry at a temperature of 150 degrees.
- Cool - the chips are ready and it can be used to make a drink.
Ingredients for the drink:
Cooking method:
- In a glass container with moonshine, put all the ingredients from the list.
- Stir and shake well.
- Insist in a dark place for 2-3 months.
- Then strain - the drink is ready.
Important: Shame the bottles every two weeks and follow the color change. If the drink has acquired too intense color, then urgently strain it. Perhaps you put a lot of oak bark and in order not to spoil the taste of the drink, you should not insist in this case for a long time.
In the future, adjust the amount of oak bark so that the drink is long and insisted for a long time. According to this recipe, the drink will acquire a wonderful taste thanks to the dried rosehip, which perfectly harmonizes with sugar.
Ginger recipe
This ingredient will add a pleasant piquant note to the "cognac". Ginger gives a drink prepared from moonshine, an interesting taste shade that both men and women can evaluate during a feast. Ingredients for preparing a drink:
Preparation:
- Pour all the components of the drink into a glass bottle with moonshine. Mix.
- Insist 2-4 weeks.
- Then strain and pour into bottles.
Burned sugar is needed for color. You can do without it if the tea has painted well during insisting. If you see that the color is weak, then add 1 teaspoon of melted sugar on fire.
Cognac recipe with coffee
This is a quick recipe for cooking. Coffee adds "cognac" an interesting taste and beautiful color. But we will also put other spices in the drink, as well as sweet dried fruits that will make your drink unique with original taste shades. Here are the components of the homemade "cognac":
The cooking process will be like this:
- In an enameled pan, mix all the components of this recipe with moonshine, except for granulated sugar.
- Heat the future drink over low heat to 75 degrees.
- Melt the sugar in a pan until brown, but do not burn, otherwise you can ruin the taste of the future drink.
- Put melted sugar to other ingredients, stir and turn off the fire.
- Cool the drink to room temperature, pour into bottles. The drink is ready.
After a day, such Hennesshes can be consumed. Heating is needed in order for moonshine to absorb all the tastes and aromas of the ingredients. Without heating, you need to insist this drink for at least a month.
Hennessee recipe with citrus zest and burnt sugar
Burned sugar stains alcohol in a noble brown tint. The citrus zest will add freshness and softness so that the "cognac" acquires a delicate taste. Burn sugar prepare in advance. Just put a few tablespoons of sugar in a pan with a thick bottom and put on low heat. Make sure that the sugar does not burn, otherwise the drink will turn out to be bitter.
Advice: Turn off the fire under melted sugar in advance, since it can darken even more from a hot bowl.
The components of the ingredients that will be needed for the preparation of the drink:
Preparation - stages:
- Combine all the ingredients in a glass bottle.
- Stir and shame until the bulk ingredients dissolve.
- Put the drink in a dark place for insisting for 2 weeks.
- After the time, take out the bottle, strain the drink and pour into the bottles.
If the color of the "cognac" is not intense enough, add 0.5 more teaspoon of burnt sugar.
Hennessy with cedar nuts
There are no cedar nuts in the original Hennessy. This Siberian ingredient is more often used to prepare domestic tinctures. But such a recipe exists for home cooking "cognac".
The drink is obtained with a nut aroma and a unique taste. However, it is important not to overexpose tincture, otherwise the concentration of the nuts from the nuts will be too high and it will be impossible to use the drink. Cedar nuts in this recipe are used with a shell. Hennesses ingredients with walnut taste:
Preparing "cognac" according to this recipe you need to like this:
- In which you will insist the drink, pour moonshine in a glass dish and fill up all the other ingredients except honey.
- Mix well that the dry components dissolve.
- Put the container with the future Hennessy in a dark place and insist from 1 to 2 weeks, but no more.
- Honey must be added immediately before the outlet in the bottles when you strain the drink.
- If after the first week, the drink acquired an intense brown color, then it should be strain and put in a cool place. It is not necessary to insist longer, otherwise the "cognac" will acquire unpleasant bitterness.
This drink will turn out with a slightly tart taste, but with a unique aroma with notes of Siberian needles and honey.
Cognac recipe with prunes
Despite the fact that this recipe is called “Hennessy with prunes”, other ingredients are also present in it: coffee, herbs, seasonings. Each of them adds a note of taste, but do not overdo it with the quantity so as not to make the drink too clumsy. Here are the components of "cognac" with prunes:
Stages of cooking:
- The prunes must be without bones. The fruit bones contain essential oils that can give bitterness into the drink.
- Pour moonshine into glass dishes and put all the other ingredients.
- Mix well to dissolve dry ingredients.
- Insist a drink in a dark cool place for no more than 2 weeks.
Do not forget to strain the “brandy” at the end of the insistent process. Then you can pour in bottles and put on the table.
It is worth knowing: If you did not use tea too high quality and it did not paint the drink during insisting, then make burned sugar and put a teaspoon of this ingredient. Mix well. It turns out a beautiful intense color.