For Christmas last year we had a drink called Cider and Black, a mix of dry hard cider and blackcurrant cordial. Hard cider, which has the same alcohol content as beer at about 5% in volume, is becoming popular at least here in Virginia. I like the combination of hard cider and blackcurrant because it's very light and slightly sweet. It's a ladies' drink, I guess.
To make Cider and Black: half-fill a tall glass with ice, add 4:1 dry hard cider/cordial, stir, and enjoy.
Blackcurrant Cordial
1 pound frozen blackcurranthalf pound sugar
1 cup water
juice and zest of 1 lemon
- In a medium stainless steel saucepan, heat blackcurrant, water, and sugar to a gentle simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 3 minutes. Add lemon juice and zest and simmer for 3 minutes. Let cool completely. Pass through a fine sieve; transfer cordial into a sterilized bottle and refrigerate until needed.
6 comments:
If it's a ladies' drink, then I'm in ;p Thanks for including a recipe. Happy Friday.
sounds like a good cocktail. i don't think we have blackcurrant here.:p mojitos na lang muna ako.:p
Too bad we don't have the ingredients here... but lately, there has been a lot of alcoholic drinks available in the supermarket; it's now easy to drink mojito, daiquiri, and margarita...although I am not sure if these prepared drinks taste the same as the one served at bars.
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sayang, not readily available around here. looks interesting! guess i have to settle for beer! :D
thanks so much for sharing and linking over at Food Friday, Ms. Oggi
enjoy the rest of the week!
I'll update the post later to include fruit substitutes.
If I were in Pinas I'd combine duhat concentrate and San Mig pale pilsen or lite.
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