Cocktails with Redcurrant syrup
Redcurrant syrup is a sweetener made from the juice of redcurrant berries cooked down with sugar.
Taste profile
Tartness leads, sharp and berry-bright, with sweetness arriving behind it and a clean fruit finish.
How it's used
Reached for when a drink needs sweetness and acidity together, it is stirred or shaken into the build in small measures to add colour, fruit and a sour edge without a separate acid.
Substitutes for Redcurrant syrup
Another tart red-berry syrup such as raspberry or cranberry.
Description
Pressed redcurrant juice is combined with sugar and reduced into a pourable syrup, sometimes strained clear or left with a little fruit body. Its colour ranges from bright translucent red to deep ruby depending on the fruit and concentration.
Storage
Refrigerate after opening; a house-made batch keeps only a couple of weeks.
