How to make vanillin with vodka. Vanilla vodka and options for its use. Calorie content of vanilla vodka kcal

Preparation of moonshine and alcohol for personal use
absolutely legal!

After the collapse of the USSR, the new government stopped the fight against moonshine. Criminal liability and fines were abolished, and the article banning the production of alcohol-containing products at home was removed from the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. To this day, there is not a single law that prohibits you and me from engaging in our favorite hobby - preparing alcohol at home. This is evidenced by the Federal Law of July 8, 1999 No. 143-FZ “On Administrative Responsibility legal entities(organizations) and individual entrepreneurs for offenses in the field of production and circulation of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products" (Collected Legislation Russian Federation, 1999, N 28, art. 3476).

Extract from Federal Law RF:

“The effect of this Federal Law does not apply to the activities of citizens (individuals) producing products containing ethyl alcohol for purposes other than sale.”

Moonshining in other countries:

In Kazakhstan in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses dated January 30, 2001 N 155, the following liability is provided. Thus, according to Article 335 “Manufacture and sale of home-made alcoholic beverages”, illegal production of moonshine, chacha, mulberry vodka, mash and other alcoholic beverages for the purpose of sale, as well as the sale of these alcoholic beverages, entails a fine in the amount of thirty monthly calculation indices with confiscation of alcoholic beverages , apparatus, raw materials and equipment for their manufacture, as well as money and other valuables received from their sale. However, the law does not prohibit the preparation of alcohol for personal use.

In Ukraine and Belarus things are different. Articles No. 176 and No. 177 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses provide for the imposition of fines in the amount of three to ten tax-free minimum wages for the production and storage of moonshine without the purpose of sale, for the storage of devices* for its production without the purpose of sale.

Article 12.43 repeats this information almost word for word. “Production or acquisition of strong alcoholic beverages (moonshine), semi-finished products for their production (mash), storage of apparatus for their production” in the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offenses. Point No. 1 states: “Manufacturing individuals strong alcoholic drinks (moonshine), semi-finished products for their production (mash), as well as storage of devices* used for their production - entail a warning or a fine of up to five basic units with confiscation of these drinks, semi-finished products and devices.”

*Purchase moonshine stills It is still possible for home use, since their second purpose is to distill water and obtain components for natural cosmetics and perfumes.

For all lovers of aromatic alcohol, I offer the following recipe. I will describe very simply how to make vanilla vodka. It is recommended to consume this drink in small quantities.

This vodka can be served as a stand-alone drink or in combination with cocktails. Today there are many recipes for cocktails based on vanilla vodka. Therefore, the drink is popular. To prepare, we need high-quality vodka and natural vanilla (in pod form).

Number of servings: 10

A very simple recipe for homemade vanilla vodka step by step with photos. Easy to prepare at home in 3 days 23 hours. Contains only 227 kilocalories. Author's recipe for home cooking.

• Preparation time: 17 minutes
• Cooking time: 3 days 23 hours
• Amount of calories: 227 kilocalories
• Number of servings: 10 servings

• Complexity: Very simple recipe
• National cuisine: home kitchen
• Type of dish: Drinks, Alcoholic

Ingredients for ten servings

• Vodka - 250 Milliliters
• Vanilla - 2 pieces

Step-by-step preparation

1. Open the vodka and put in a natural vanilla pod already cut in half. It is important to carefully cut the pod itself so that it does not crumble. We do this with a sharp knife. There is no need to remove the core from the vanilla pod, as it gives off a lot of flavor.
2. Cover the vodka with a lid. Place in a dark place for five days. The vodka should acquire a yellowish tint. You need to shake the bottle daily so that the taste is distributed evenly and is full.
3. Then you need to remove the vanilla pods. If you leave them for longer than a week, they will slowly begin to disintegrate. The pods can be put into a drink if they are less than a week old.
4. This drink has a pleasant aroma and warms well. Vodka is often combined with ginger ale; this combination is very popular. Vanilla vodka is also perfect as a dessert component!

According to the classification, this drink should be called “vanilla bitters with vodka.” But it is very long, complicated and incomprehensible.
It’s simpler and more correct to call it “vanilla vodka at home.” This is both in composition and technology much closer to reality.

In the recipe for “clove tincture” I mentioned the reasons why I started making alcoholic drinks that are not very interesting, in my opinion, such as “laurel tincture” and the like. At the request of “working” girlfriends, to be honest.
One of them showed almost delight in the vanilla potion.

Actually, I use vanilla quite often, for example, in Baileys or homemade cognac, but a drink with a purely vanilla aroma? To each his own, of course, but it’s a bit rustic, or something.
But, if you want, I can do it without any problems. Moreover, vanilla tincture is made simply.
Drop a couple of vanilla pods into a bottle of regular vodka and leave for two weeks (and best taste and it will acquire aroma in 3-5 weeks), shaking periodically so that the vanilla does not linger at the bottom.
It can be done faster - chop the pods, put them in a jar of vodka, and keep this mixture in a dark place for a week (no less). Then filter and serve. No tricks.

One thing confuses me - is this a “drink of the gods” that I have to wait two weeks and “shake” it regularly?
I have nothing else to do? To get a bottle with the aroma of baking and floating fragments of an imported orchid?
I’m lazy, and I don’t like these “pods” in their natural form. When I was just beginning my thorny path as a culinary self-taught, following the example of a famous Western TV cook, I ground vanilla pods into dust and mixed them with sugar - such know-how. Only the buns were ruined - the aroma was weak and the “blotches” were some kind of brown. No, I don’t argue - the “culinary luminary” will not give bad advice. Most likely it’s my own fault - I have the wrong coffee grinder, and maybe the vanilla is of the wrong variety...
But why do I need all this “hemorrhoids”? There is excellent industrial vanilla sugar!

So I put this sugar in “vanilla vodka”! You could also use vanillin, “a flavor identical to natural,” but it’s easy to miss the dosage. In addition, they say that vanilla extract is used to produce vanilla sugar, that is, absolutely natural product, in theory.

As a result, according to my calculations, for vanilla vodka I will only need one sachet of this “natural product”. (Why should I bother with “pods”, you ask?!)
And in order to add a slight sourness to the drink (and soften the cheap vodka, by the way), I recently began adding ascorbic acid.
The result is homemade fortified and flavored vodka. “Divine” drink with vanilla aroma and vitamin C!
(let your girlfriends rejoice)

Well, at the end of the “introductory word” to this recipe, a typical culinary banality:
Homemade vanilla vodka can be served as a stand-alone drink, an aperitif or digestif, or used to make cocktails. Fortunately, there are now plenty of recipes for alcoholic mixtures with vanilla.

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tasty and simple step by step recipe with photo

For vanilla vodka at home we will need:

- vodka - 0.5 liters;
- vanilla sugar - 8 g (1 sachet);
- dextrose - 877 mg;
- ascorbic acid- 100 mg.
(one tablet of vitamin C with glucose)

That's all the ingredients for our vanilla tincture. The number of tablets can be increased according to taste.

Recipe

The recipe is not as simple as it seems. This has its own difficulties and little secrets, which I will tell you about during the preparation process.
(golly, I need to fill the text with something...)

Throw 1 tablet of ascorbic acid with glucose into an empty bottle.
Here is the first “secret” - if you need the tincture immediately, crush the tablet into powder in any way available to you. If time is running out, leave it as is. It's guaranteed to dissolve in a couple of hours anyway.

Pour vanilla sugar into the bottle. Here's the difficulty - if you don't use a funnel, you have a chance of spilling half of it on the floor. (which I did successfully the first time)

All the ingredients rest at the bottom of our container. All that remains is to pour in the vodka.

Pour vodka into a bottle with “tincture”. It would be possible to do the entire manufacturing process in a vodka bottle without any pouring or pouring, but the “dispensers” get in the way. I even tried to pull this “little red one” out with pliers (the dent is still visible if you look closely) - where it was, it was attached to death.

Here is the result - a bottle of vodka with vanilla sugar and vitamin C at the bottom.

Choose any one - it will not affect the quality of the drink.

All. The process is completed (I shook it for about 5 minutes, probably until the tablet dissolved).
"Vanilla vodka" is ready to drink. Pour and taste.

A traditional photo of the finished drink on a black background - a shot of vanilla vodka. Exclusively for beauty.

Result: we quickly and easily made excellent vodka from good vodka.
(one cook wrote this - " this will be a great gift for connoisseurs of good vodka")

The drink is absolutely transparent. Without coloring and vanilla “dirty” (as in the pod version).
The aroma is distinct. Sugar and acid are practically not felt. Vodka is soft.
It turned out to be a very pleasant "ladies'" drink. Your girlfriends will be pleased.

It should be cooled as much as possible before serving. In the freezer, literally.
Then the fortress is not felt at all. Therefore, drink with caution and little by little.

Bon appetit!

The reference books list several more options for vanilla vodka:
- Vanilla and lavender flowers (about 1/4 cup);
- Vanilla and chocolate;
- Vanilla and pineapple;
- Vanilla and mango... - well, and so on.
Whether these should be considered “vanilla” drinks - decide for yourself.

If you want a richer taste, add more vanilla sugar or use vanillin. But don't overdo it - too much vanilla can give off an unpleasant aftertaste.

The following dishes are often watched with a recipe for homemade vanilla vodka:

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A little about vanilla

Vanilla (lat. Vanílla) is a genus of perennial vines of the Orchidaceae family. The fruits of several types of orchids are also called "vanilla" and are used as a spice.
The Latin generic name comes from Spanish. vainilla - "pod". But from a botanical point of view, the fruit of vanilla, like all orchids, is called a “box”.

The plant came to Europe from the American continent, where in ancient times vanilla pods were used as money. During the reign of Emperor Montezuma, the Aztecs collected taxes using vanilla beans.

For a long time, vanilla was a very expensive spice because it was delivered exclusively from overseas. Attempts to grow the plant outside of Mexico were unsuccessful. The problem was that in its homeland, vanilla was pollinated by endemic melipona bees, which were not found in other countries. It was not until 1841 that a twelve-year-old black slave from Reunion Island, Edmond Albius, discovered a method for hand pollinating vanilla. After this, the plant spread widely throughout the world, and Reunion Island became one of the main exporters.

The production technology of this spice is quite complex:
Unripe fruits are collected and blanched, immersed for 20 seconds in hot water(80-85 °C). Then the fruits are fermented at a temperature of 60 °C for a week. Only after this does vanilla acquire its characteristic aroma and Brown color. As a result, the spice is dried in the shade in the open air for several months. Once a white coating appears on the pods, the spice is considered ready for use. (what disgusting, sorry)

The quality of vanilla depends on many factors, ranging from the botanical species of the vine from which it is obtained, and ending with the conditions of fermentation and drying.
More than a hundred types of vanilla are known, of which only three are cultivated for the production of spice.

The volume of production of natural vanilla is limited by the low cost of artificial flavors (identical to natural ones), such as vanillin.

How much does vanilla vodka cost (average price for 1 liter)?

Moscow and Moscow region.

Since ancient times, vodka has been an integral part of any meal in Rus'. Moreover, hunting, fishing, bathing and any other “exciting” moments of pastime are associated with it. The history of strong alcoholic drinks goes back to antiquity, approximately 3-4 thousand years ago. They were famous in Ancient China and Egypt. There are also chronicles. Herodotus also noted that the people of Transcaucasia drink a certain drink “arak”. This is the ancestor of vodka, consisting of fruits and berries.

The origin of vodka is shrouded in secrets and legends. The Chinese, Swedes, Arabs and, of course, we Russians are fighting for the right to be called ancestors. By and large, this does not play a significant role, because every nation has contributed to the production of this wonderful alcoholic drink. If tequila owes its appearance to cacti and the agave flowers growing on them, then the appearance of Russian bread vodka became possible due to the cultivation of mainly grain products on the land.

There are many types of vodka - citrus, raspberry, bread, pepper, etc. Vanilla vodka is very popular. You can either buy it in the supermarket or prepare it yourself. To do this, for 1 liter of vodka you need to take 0.5 teaspoon of powdered sugar, the juice of half a lemon and a pinch of vanilla. Both artificial and natural vanilla flavors are suitable. Some experts recommend throwing 2 vanilla pods cut lengthwise into the bottle.

Drinking vanilla vodka

Vanilla vodka has pleasant taste and spicy vanilla aroma. It can be used in a variety of areas: consumed without infusion; add to baked goods; use as a base for cocktails (quick vanilla shot, vanilla breeze, vanilla apple, sweet bite, gingerbread, etc.).

In addition, vanilla vodka goes well with various spices, fruits and berries: ground cinnamon, Apple juice, cranberry juice, raspberries, etc.

Cautions when drinking vodka

As with any other alcoholic drink, drinking too much vodka can be harmful to your health. The drink has a toxic effect on brain cells. In addition, increased load falls on the liver, which acts as a filter. Vanilla vodka is strictly not recommended for consumption by children and pregnant women.

Calorie content of vanilla vodka kcal

Energy value of vanilla vodka (Ratio of proteins, fats, carbohydrates - bzhu).