Cassis Liquor
(French: Crême de Cassis)
Ingredients for
approximately 2 liters (2 quarts):
- approx. 2 kg Black Currant
berries (Cassis berries if possible)
- approx. 1.5 litre of
alcohol 45º (d'eau de vie)
- 1 kg of sugar
- 1 glass jar 4 litre (4
quarts) or two 2-liter jars (2 2-quart jars). Jar should
be sterile (clean)
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Preparation Time: 30 + 30 Minutes |
Maturing Time:
6 weeks |
Recipe:
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Strip
berries from stems (do not wash the berries!)
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Put the
berries into the jar
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Add alcohol
until the berries are covered and close jar (the top should be
air-tight)
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Leave the jar
in the sun for 6 weeks
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After this
filter the juice through some cotton
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For approx.
1.4 l of syrup mix 1 kg of sugar into 400 ml of water and bring
to a boil
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Leave it to
boil until the syrup water has become completely clear and
little bubbles are rising to the top
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Let the syrup
cool down completely
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Mix the two:
400 ml of syrup to 1 l of cassis juice
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Fill the Crême
de Cassis into small bottles and close with a cork
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The Crême de
Cassis is ready to be mixed with wine or champagne after another
2 months
Notes:
If you have syrup left
over, mix with lemon juice, bring to a boil and bottle. This is
a marvellous and refreshing syrup drink for children and adults
alike.
Crême de Cassis
is typically mixed with white wine or champagne to make a
delicious aperitif, click on
Kir Recipe or
Kir Royal
Recipe.
For tips on making Liquors see
How to make
Liqueurs,
Equipment Required for Liquors,
and
Liquors:
Top Tips.
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