The "Cointreau" liqueur is a clear strong alcoholic drink with a fruity-floral aroma and citrus flavor. It is made on the basis of natural brandy and flavored with extract from a peel of sweet and bitter oranges. The birthplace of the Cointreau liquor is France. Depending on its strength, the drink is always bottled in different bottles, but the most expensive and popular type has a fortress of 40% and is sold in dark brown bottles. Despite the high content of alcohol, "Cointreau" has an exquisite soft taste with a barely noticeable herbaceous tinge and a strong aroma of fresh oranges. This famous orange liqueur is a part of many cocktails. However, it is very expensive. But we will try with you today to prepare the liqueur "Cointreau" at home.
The recipe for the liquor "Cointreau"
Ingredients:
- orange - 4 pcs .;
- vodka - 700 ml;
- cinnamon - 1 stick.
For syrup:
- granulated sugar - 380 g;
- boiled water - 450 ml.
Preparation
So, for the preparation of the orange liqueur "Cointreau" first cook the sugar syrup. For this we pour boiled water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil on high heat. Then we reduce the gas and very slowly pour in the sugar, constantly stirring. Cook it until the syrup begins to thicken. Next, we take oranges, good with my hot water, wipe them with a sharp knife and gently cut them off with a thin layer of cuticle so that the white film does not hit the cut cake. Cut the zest into thin strips and add them together with a stick of cinnamon into the finished sugar syrup. Oranges cut in half, squeeze the juice well into a saucepan with syrup.
At the very end, pour in vodka and mix thoroughly. Using a funnel, we pour the mixture over clean bottles and tightly tighten the lids. Put the liquor in a warm dark place for 3 days. After the time has elapsed, we prepare the filter in advance. For this, the bottom of the funnel is lined with cotton. We pass the mixture through the filter two times and again clog the drink, placing it for another week in a warm place. That's all, now you can enjoy your home-made liqueur, or make a delicious cocktail "Lynchburg lemonade."
Cocktail with Cointreau liqueur
Ingredients:
- ice cubes - 1 item;
- whiskey - 50 ml;
- sweet and sour mix for cocktails - 50 ml;
- orange liqueur "Cointreau" - 50 ml;
- lemon or lime - for decoration;
- lemon carbonated water - 100 ml.
Preparation
So, take a tall glass, fill it with ice cubes and pour carefully first whiskey, then sweet and sour mix, orange liqueur and chilled soda water. We mix everything thoroughly with a straw and serve it! You can decorate the top with a slice of lemon or lime. Well, and our cocktail with liquor is ready.
Cocktail "Red bubbles"
Ingredients:
- Cointreau liquor - 40 ml;
- grape juice - 50 ml;
- tonic;
- ice.
Preparation
In a tall glass we put ice cubes, pour grape juice and liquor. Stir and gently add a tonic.
Cocktail "White Cosmopolitan"
Ingredients:
- vodka - 30 ml;
- Cointreau liquor 15 ml;
- martini - 100 ml;
- lemon juice - 15 ml.
Preparation
All the ingredients are poured into the shaker, shake it well and pour the mixture into a cooled martini. Cosmopolitan cocktail is ready for use!
Cocktail Cocktropolitan
Ingredients:
- liqueur "Cointreau" - 50 ml;
- cranberry juice - 30 ml;
- martini - 100 ml;
- lemon juice - 20 ml;
- Lemon peel or canned cherries - for decoration.
Preparation
All the ingredients are poured into a shaker, tightly closed and shaken well. We pour into a cooled martini, decorate a glass with a spiral lemon peel or canned cherries.