Vodka with at least 40% alcohol for dried herbs or 95% alcohol for fresh herbs
A wide mouth quart canning jar
A stainless steel funnel
A stainless steel strainer
A cloth for pressing out the herbs or a potato ricer
Instructions
Wash and sanitize your equipment.
Place your chosen herb in the Mason jar. If you are using dried herbs fill the jar half full. The dried herbs will absorb the alcohol and swell in the jar. If you are using fresh herbs, fill the jar completely with the herbs, then cover the herbs with alcohol.
Use a chopstick to displace any air bubbles. Add more alcohol if necessary to fully cover the herbs.
Cap tightly and label the jar with the contents and the date. Don’t forget to label, in a month you may not remember what you put in the jar and it will look entirely different.
Every day or as often as you think of it, shake the jar to evenly distribute the herb in the alcohol.
After 4 to 6 weeks your tinctures are ready to strain.
