The method of soaking osmanthus in wine is as follows:
Material preparation: osmanthus, rock sugar, water, wolfberry, glass jar, wine, etc.
1. Pick out the osmanthus flowers and set aside.
2. Prepare all materials.
3. Beat the rock sugar into powder and heat it over water for a while. Pour in the sweet-scented osmanthus and mix evenly. Let it rest for three hours, stirring once in the middle.
4. Put the wolfberry and sweet-scented osmanthus into the glass jar and pour the wine.
5. Store in a sealed container and drink after three months.
Notes on soaking osmanthus in wine:
1. Do not wash the osmanthus
Wash the pollen and stamens of the osmanthus with water, which will weaken the fragrance of the osmanthus. . If you are really concerned that the osmanthus is dusty and unclean, rinse it quickly with water and never soak it. The reason why the osmanthus must be pickled in advance is to prevent it from floating on top and making it difficult to taste when brewing.
2. It is best to use light-flavor liquor
The reason why it is called osmanthus wine is to take the fragrance of osmanthus. If the liquor is of strong-flavor or sauce-flavor type, it will have a serious impact. The smell of osmanthus wine. It’s hard to find ingredients for high-altitude wine above 50 degrees. Rice wine above 35 degrees is also fine. Just don’t open the seal too early. It’s best to soak it for more than three months before opening the seal for drinking.