Homemade Blackcurrant Gin Recipe (2024)

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What do you drink blackcurrant gin with? ›

Make a classic kir royale co*cktail with crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) and your favourite champagne. Garnish with a blackberry to serve to guests.

Berries like strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry add a touch of sweetness and a pop of colour to gin drinks. These fruits can be muddled or pureed and added to a gin co*cktail for a fruity twist. Try a strawberry gin fizz or a raspberry gin martini.

#1: 'Orange Blossom' Gin co*cktail with Orange Juice

Since the early 1900s an Orange Blossom has been a favourite at Sunday brunches. Start off by pre-chilling a Nick and Nora glass by adding ice (any small capacity glass or martini glass will do as well). Prepare garnish by peeling orange.

How does it taste. Bittersweet blackcurrants and citrus juniper deliver a delicious duet on the palate, while sweet, warm, woody flavours come through on the finish thanks to the addition of star anise, liquorice root, and the cinnamon-like notes in cassia bark.

Ribena - The home of the original much loved blackcurrant soft drink.

Add Absolut Vodka, black currant liqueur, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake and strain into a wine glass filled with crushed ice. Top up with champagne. Garnish with seasonal berries.

Add zing and a bright fruit flavor with Nature Keepers premium black currant spreadable preserves. Pair with: Pancakes, crepes, yogurt, ham, chicken, goat cheese, mascarpone, ice cream, duck, salmon, angel food cake, and more....

Karen is Lemon Blueberry flavored Mom Water, and she is bold, daring, and unique. Say goodbye to bloating with this non-carbonated, low calorie refreshing and boozy beverage. It drinks like fruit water with a little vodka!

Herbs and spices like vanilla, thyme, lavender, mint, cardamom or chilli may only need a few hours steeping in the gin, whereas fruits, strongly flavoured vegetables and berries will probably be best left for a week or two, maybe even up to a month.

Why is gin so hard to drink? ›

Most people get hit by this strong taste that lingers in their mouth when they drink it. Some say it is too bitter and has a weird taste, which is usually if they taste a traditional, dry gin that will have a strong juniper aroma.

Plenty of fruit flavors work with gin — citrus, of course, brings out the acidic undertones while blackberries round out the sweetness of licorice and anise — but few combinations are better matched than gin and elderberries.

He prefers to combine 2 oz London Dry Gin with 2 oz pineapple juice, top it off with club soda and garnish it with a pineapple slice. In short, old Snoop plays in the tropical space, which is very on brand for our bro.

If you like a dry drink, ginger ale or ginger beer makes an ideal gin mixer. It works especially well with big-flavoured gins that you'd like to tone down a little. Because it's spicy rather than floral, it can stand up to bold flavours often found in gin.

With a tantalizing blend of blackcurrant vodka, Cointreau, orange juice, and a fizzy splash of lemon-lime soda, this co*cktail is a vibrant mix that stands out. The rich berry notes of the blackcurrant vodka perfectly complement the citrusy tang of orange juice and Cointreau, creating a balanced, refreshing drink.

It's a good idea to try your flavoured gin over lots of ice (neat) first to really get a taste for it. For a longer drink and to embrace the flavour, try it with a good quality neutral tonic or soda. You don't want to overpower your craft flavoured gin with a different flavour that will disturb the balance.