Description
A simple, herbal tincture from fresh hawthorn haws
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh hawthorn berries, rinsed and drained
- 3 cups 40 proof alcohol of choice (brandy or vodka)
Instructions
- After carefully picking haws, and avoiding getting scratched up by the thorns, transfer picked haws to a colander.
- Rinse the haws thoroughly in cool water to remove dust and debris. Remove leaves, you can leave stems.
- Transfer rinsed and drained haws into a wide mouthed quart jar.
- Fill jar with alcohol of choice, I recommend brandy since it also has antioxidants from the grapes.
- Cap the jar and shake well.
- Place in a dark cupboard, shake daily for 4-6 weeks.
- After 6 weeks, strain the tincture and use a potato ricer or similar implement to press out as much tincture from the haws as you can.
- Reserve all liquid
- Transfer the tincture to opaque glass bottles, label them and date them.
- Store in your apothecary
