u/EquivalentChard6987

Hi! I am juuust starting to dip my toes into the world of herbalism and tinctures, and just made my first two types of tinctures! The first one I made about 2.5 weeks ago, and it has purple deadnettle, henbit, creeping Charlie, and plantain. I put them in with vodka and then ran out of vodka and finished filling it up with gin. I also read you can put a little honey in it to help with the taste. Well... It smells so gross and it's brown, and my husband said it tastes like pond water (hence the label 😅). Did I do something terribly wrong, or is it just a gross combination of plants and alcohols? 😬 I also forgot that they're supposed to be stored in the dark... Did I ruin it??

Thanks in advance for any help!!