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Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: A. Fallowfield on June 13, 2010, 18:48

Title: Red currant gin anyone?
Post by: A. Fallowfield on June 13, 2010, 18:48

Has anyone tried making red currant gin? I've two bushes full and my mate says I can have his, so I might give it a go with the sloe recipe! 8)

Title: Re: Red currant gin anyone?
Post by: 8doubles on June 13, 2010, 19:03

I have made blackcurrant gin. Not worth the hassle when you can just add Ribena to the gin. :D
A batch of redcurrant jelly would be a better use. :)

Title: Re: Red currant gin anyone?
Post by: johnnyboy on June 20, 2010, 18:25

Redcurrant vodka is better than gin. Gin has its own unique flavours and messing about with a bottle of good quality gin crime agianst humanity. Vodka, on the other hand, is pretty tasteless and needs all the help it can get.

Or make a redcurrant wine

Title: Re: Red currant gin anyone?
Post by: New shoot on June 20, 2010, 21:04

I make blackcurrant rum - don't see why you can't do redcurrent vodka or gin

My recipe is :

300 grams blackcurrants which need to be lightly crushed
300 grams sugar
1 litre white rum

Shake up every day for 2 weeks, strain, then try to resist until Christmas  ;)  :lol: