The history of the licores (First part) the history of the licores goes back to inmemorables times. The great majority nondoubt in affirming that as much alchemists as investigators with scientific eagerness of thousands of years back discovered them, firstly with medicinal and curativos aims. At the present time, although they have a different use, we must be been thankful to those who discovered to leave them us an enormous legacy of elixires which they will be continued enjoying by long it the times.Although esteem that the licores, like so, began to be produced in the average age (mainly by benedictine monks in Italy), exists referred writings to Hipócrates, that or narrated the process of distillation and fermentation that some men of the zone made with certain grass or plants. Also they exist who indicate that the fermentation process is attributable

Elaboration of licor homemade

The traditional steps to obtain a good artisan licor
Once already you have provided yourself with all the necessary ingredients, you must follow some steps basic, that are generally common to all the licores, to be able to obtain a good concoction. First of all, you will need some indispensable elements and you will have to respect the indicated proportions so that everything leaves correct way.The great majority of the utensils that you will need to make a licor, surely already you have it in your own home. Mixers, knives, strainers, sieves or bottles you can obtain them easily. But also you will have agenciarte of special containers for graduation, balances and hermetic containers of crystal where you will keep the licor. To respect the proportions is essential.
continuation, the steps to follow usually are always the same one, with which another difference, according to the licor which we are preparing. Generally, so many the grass as the fruits that we are going to use, are let macerate in first alcohol instance by the time interval that determines the prescription. If a previous filtrate makes lack, will become it.
Later, the sugar syrup is prepared that will be indispensable part of the licor. This it can be cold or it warms up, indifferently and according to the prescription that is used. Once cold, the syrup with the maceration of grass or fruits is mixed and alcohol. What reduces, will be question of the time of rest that demands the prepared one.
Once it already reached the amount of necessary days so that the licor is ready, it is come to the filtrate from he himself and the bottling. He is interesting, if you are going to prepare several licores, that you label the bottles Co

Elaboration of liquors.

Artisan elaboration of licores: the importance of the ingredients.In order to make a licor, like to make a food, the type of raw material is essential that we will use. It is that this one will determine the final quality of the licor. By this same one, he is recommendable to have extreme well-taken care of in the election and to follow certain steps that will be of crucial importance in the final result of the licor.A licor entails four fundamental parts. That is to say, these are the water, the sugar, the alcohol and the aromas, that will be determined by the fruits or grass that you use in its preparation.
WATER
Tries to always use distilled water or that comes from a very safe source. You can also use mineral water without this represents a problem. But that yes, always you must use a water of good quality. Nor it is happened to you to use water of the faucet.
SUGAR
For the licores of clearer coloration, the advisable thing is that you previously dissolve it in water, forming a syrup species. Of that way you will avoid that soon it is settled at heart of the bottle. The finer sugar use is even advised, like the one of beet. However, for the licores of darker tones, you can use brown sugar or, even, prepare a caramel previously to its use. This will accentuate the coloration of the prepared one.
ALCOHOL
Ten taken care of much with the alcohol that you use! Many of which they sell in any pharmacy can be nonapt for human consumption. By this same one it is that cerciorarte is fundamental well of what type of alcohol you are using. It asks before acquiring it if it serves for the licores that you try to create.
AROMAS
the grass and fruits that you use in the preparation, will be fundamental in the aroma and flavor that the resulting licor they will have. So it tries to use station elements and that are well fresh.

Contraindications of the consumption of licores.

Adverse effects of the consumption of licores.
Although the licores, drunk with moderation, can have an interesting recreacional use and until even for some questions related to the health, you must consider that take implicit the own contraindications of all the spirits.First of all, and no matter how hard he is totally accepted socially the alcohol consumption and that he is something legal, the alcohol is a psychoactive drug. The alcohol produces euphoria, since it releases to endorfinas and dopamines in the brain, causing lack of inhibition and taking to states of unconsciousness in cases of abuse.
As much the heart as muscles can be seen severely affected by the continuous and excessive use of alcohol. It is that it tends to debilitate them and to obstruct the normal operation of the sanguineous circulation.
But without a doubt some, the digestive system is the one who can more be seen affected by the use and abuse of licores. Mainly the liver, that is the one in charge to filter this substance. In him, the excessive consumption in the long term can get to cause alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. But also it generates irritation of stomach, ulcers and until it can get to cause colon cancer.
In addition, the continuous alcohol consumption can generate addiction. By this same one it is that the ideal is to enjoy these drinks moderation and prevents. If we know to maintain the control of the situation, we will manage to enjoy the licores as it corresponds.

He properties and the Benefits of liquors.

He Properties and the Benefits Of Liquors
Liquors always have been outstanding, from remote times, by their magnificent powers to fight or to palliate some diseases. In fact, the alchemists ran into with them for those aims, although the practical use nowadays is totally different.That is to say, the amounts of benefits and good properties are great that contain some liquors.
In fact, it has been verified scientifically that many liquors are excellent to treat and to fight some diseases. Of course, whenever they are not consumed in excess.
The whiskey is one of them. Already from distant times, they administered them to the monks in the abbeys with curative aims. In Scotland an infusion with whiskey base was prepared to fight the cold.
And in other countries like the United States or France, its moderate consumption was encouraged to prevent infarcts and by its relajantes properties.
Also oporto, in addition to its sedative properties, is recommended to open the appetite to that it does not want or it cannot eat. The tequila is used for the evils related to the respiratory system in Mexico. The vodka also was used with respiratory aims relative to the evils. The brandy, combined with other grass, is used commonly to treat psychological affections of type as they can be the panic attacks. Nor to speak of the rum, that was the favorite medicine of the pirates and sailors: besides to clear stress and the boredom to them, it served to them to fight a great amount of diseases that could get to contract out to sea.
You will see that the licores, much more there of their mere recreational use, have important qualities that, whenever you use them with moderation, can be important for your organism.

Liquor of vanilla and cinnamon.

Homemade elaboration of vanilla liquor and cinnamon
He is exquisitely aromatic and sweetly flavorful. Only vanilla and the cinnamon can equip this liquor with such attributes. Ideal for desserts or cocktails. You will already see that he is not nothing difficult to realise it and it will take to you just a short time of maceration.In order to realise the prescription of vanilla liquor and cinnamon, you must use these ingredients:
• A liter of mineral water or distilled
• A kilo of sugar
• Five cases of vanilla
• Two branches

This liquor of vanilla and cinnamon is realised of the traditional way. You put to macerate the cases of along cut vanilla and the branches of cinnamon in the liter of alcohol. If you wish a little more perfume and vigor, you can add a little ralladura of jengibr. It leaves rest by 15 days. Soon you come to prepare the traditional syrup with the liter of water and the kilo of boiling sugar by 5 minutes. Once cold you unite, it to the alcohol previously filtered and bottle. It will take about 10 M-days you