Sbiten

Sbiten

Sbiten is an ancient drink that our ancestors drank even before when no one knew anything about coffee and tea. When preparing a drink, herbs were often added to help the body fight off colds in the winter season.

Spices were: bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, valerian root, St. John’s wort, mint, and also pepper in pods. Sometimes, even in the process of preparing sbitnya, wine was added, but it was very rarely prepared in this way.

It is very useful to drink a drink in the winter in the evening. It has anti-inflammatory and warming properties. Also, it helps to calm the nerves and adjusts sleep, especially if you use an infusion of chamomile and hops when preparing sbitnya.

It is said that sbiten prepared with raspberry juice in one day will help get rid of a cold.

The drink is not recommended for people who are allergic to honey and honey products, as this can lead to suffocation caused by pulmonary edema.

Those who seek to lose weight also need to refrain from hitting. Due to the honey included in its composition, it becomes quite high-calorie.

Easy recipe for sbitnya

Ingredients for a simple sbiten

  • 🍒Water - 1 liter
  • 🍒Honey - 100 grams

Spices to taste:

  • 🍒Cinnamon
  • 🍒Carnation
  • 🍒Hop
  • 🍒 Mint

How to cook a simple sbiten

Add honey, cinnamon, cloves, hops, mint to hot water and boil for 30 minutes over low heat. Drink hot like tea.

Cooking fragrant sbitnya

Ingredients for fragrant whipping

  • 🍒Water - 1 liter
  • 🍒Honey - 150 grams
  • 🍒Sugar - 1-2 tablespoons

Spices to taste:

  • 🍒Carnation
  • 🍒Cinnamon
  • 🍒 Cardamom
  • 🍒Ginger
  • 🍒 Bay leaf - 4 pcs.

How to cook fragrant sbiten

Add honey and sugar to hot water and, as soon as it boils, cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat, removing the foam. 5 minutes before cooking, add spices. Let the resulting drink brew for 30 minutes, strain, heat if necessary and consume.

Custard raspberry sbiten

Ingredients for raspberry whipping

  • 🍒Water - 3 liters
  • 🍒Honey - 1 liter
  • 🍒 Yeast - 50 grams
  • 🍒 Raspberry juice - 0.5 liters

How to cook raspberry sbiten

Add hot water to honey and raspberry juice and keep on low heat for 1.5-2 hours, removing the foam. Cool to 25°C, add yeast and leave in a warm place for 8-12 hours. Pour the resulting mash into bottles, close tightly and put in a cold place for a month, after which the sbiten will be ready.

Cooking sbitnya on wine

Ingredients for whipping on wine

  • 🍒 Dry red wine - 1 liter
  • 🍒Honey - 150 grams
  • 🍒Lemon - 1 piece

Spices to taste:

  • 🍒Carnation
  • 🍒Cinnamon
  • 🍒 Nutmeg

How to cook sbiten on wine

Add honey, spices to taste, lemon juice to the wine, bring to a boil and serve hot.

Kostroma sbiten

Ingredients for Kostroma sbitnya

  • 🍒Water - 1 liter
  • 🍒Honey - 750 grams
  • 🍒Lemon - 0.5 pieces
  • 🍒 Carnation - 10-12 pieces
  • 🍒Cinnamon - 0.25 teaspoon
  • 🍒Sugar - 1-2 tablespoons
  • 🍒Cognac - 50 grams
  • 🍒Black tea - 1 teaspoon

How to cook Kostroma sbiten

Add honey, sugar, tea, cinnamon, cloves to hot water and boil. After that, wrap and let it brew for 15 minutes, strain, add cognac and sliced ​​​​lemon. Eat sbiten hot!