Is Ribena the same as blackcurrant cordial?

Is Ribena the same as blackcurrant cordial?

After the war, the cordial was sold under the brand name Ribena. (Ribes nigrum is the Latin name for blackcurrant.) Ribena underwent a few changes in recent years, and lost its reputation as a healthy drink.

What goes well with blackcurrant liqueur?

Drinks & Cocktails with Black Currant Liqueur

• vodka 16.
• gin 11.
• whisky 2.
• tequila 3.
• brandy 2.

Is blackcurrant cordial healthy?

In addition to vitamin C, blackcurrants have plenty of antioxidants and anthocyanins. These can help strength your immune system, soothe sore throats, and ease flu symptoms.

How do you drink a cordial?

Cordial is sold in a concentrated form to be mixed with water for consumption. Many cordials are mixed with four parts water to be consumed, although some products are more concentrated and require greater dilution.

Is Ribena illegal in America?

Current restrictions. By 2003 restrictions on Ribes cultivation had been lifted across most of the states, though some bans remain, particularly on the blackcurrant. State laws are enforced with varying degrees of efficiency and enthusiasm; in some states, officials effectively ignore the ban.

What flavors go with black currant?

Currants (black and red): Pair well with chocolate and citrus. They are excellent to mix with dark rum, port, sloe gin, and any style of wine, as seen when crème de cassis makes an appearance in the kir cocktail, bishop cocktail, and vermouth cassis.

What can you mix with blackcurrant vodka?

Add a few drops of lime juice, and fill with 7-up. Pour absolut kurant into a tall, or highball glass filled with ice. Add rose’s lime (to taste), fill with sprite, and serve. Pour the vodka into a highball glass….Frosty Kurant recipe

• dash lime cordial.
• oz Absolut® Kurant vodka. 1 dash cranberry juice.
• oz lemonade.

Is cordial worse than Coke?

Diet soft drinks and cordials are better choices, but do contain colours, flavours and artificial sweeteners and should be taken only occasionally. Cola drinks can be a particular problem because of the caffeine and phosphate content. They can increase the risk of osteoporosis later in life.

What is blackcurrant cordial used for?

Use for making cocktails or mocktails. For example, pour some in a tall glass and top with sparkling wine, gin, vodka, and maybe more sparkling water. Add some ice cubes. Drizzle over pancakes, crepes, rice pudding, ice cream, or other desserts.

What is a cordial cocktail?

A liqueur, or cordial, is a sweetened distilled spirit. Flavored with a variety of fruits, nuts, herbs, and spices, as well as things like chocolate and coffee, liqueurs contribute more flavor than alcohol to cocktails and mixed drinks.

Can you mix gin with cordial?

Lime juice , lime cordial and even bitter lime are all equally happy bedfellows of gin. If you have a bottle of gin and some lime cordial in your home, then you’ve got the makings of a gin Gimlet! Combine three parts gin with one part cordial, stir, sip and enjoy.

Why is Ribena called Ribena?

The name Ribena comes from the Latin word for blackcurrants, ‘Ribes Nigrum’.

Why is Ribena banned in the US?

In the early 1900s, there was not an effective way to treat the rust, which led to the federal government banning the cultivation, sale and transport of blackcurrants in order to protect the white pine trees.

What can you do with a handful of blackcurrants?

Our favourite blackcurrant recipes

1. Summer pudding.
2. Blackcurrant sorbet.
3. Berry crumble.
4. Blackcurrant vodka.
5. Blackcurrant sauce.
6. Blackcurrant compote.
7. Blackcurrant pie.
8. Blackcurrant cordial.

What herbs go with black currant?

blackcurrant

• Toothache Plant Leaves. spicy. fizzy. peppery. grassy.
• Toothache Buttons. spicy. fizzy. peppery. grassy.
• Thyme (Orange) citrus. grassy. woody.
• Summer Savory. savory. herbal. menthol.
• Sage (Common) savory. herbal. menthol.
• Rosemary. savory. herbal.
• Mint (Pink Candypops) Flower. menthol. spicy.
• Mint (Pink Candypops) menthol. spicy.

How do you make a VBL drink?

Recipe

1. 35ml Crystal Head vodka.
2. 15ml Martini Rosso.
3. 10ml St Germain elderflower.
4. 10ml Citric acid solution.
5. 20ml Blackcurrant syrup.
6. 35ml Fever Tree Sicilian lemonade.

What is a vodka blackcurrant?

BLACKCURRANT FLAVORED VODKA. Blackcurrant. This sweet berry ripens in July – just as Swedes take their well-deserved vacation after having survived yet another long, cold and dark winter. Grown in your typical Swede’s country house backyard and in the wild, black currant is close to our heart for many reasons.