Foxmoor Farm’s Black Currant Jam

All natural black currant jam. No pectin or harsh preservatives makes this jam naturally delicious.

Time: 45 minutes

Makes: About 12 jars of jam (250mL each)

Ingredients

• 5 cups of fresh or frozen black currants
• 2 cups of water
• 1/4 cup of lemon juice
• 4 cups of sugar

Instructions

• Put water and berries in a pot and bring to boil
• Boil the currant mixture for 10 minutes
• Reduce to medium heat and add sugar and lemon juice, stirring well until incorporated
• Bring the mixture to a boil again
• Boil for 15 minutes, making sure to stir regularly as the jam has a tendency to boil over at this point
• If you would like a thicker, faster setting jam, you may boil the jam for 2-4 minutes longer
• Pour the jam into jars and ensure that they are sealed tightly. The jam will set naturally within the next 1-2 days. Once seal is broken, keep refrigerated.

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Black Currant Mojito

Ingredients

• 10 ml Lime juice
• 20 ml Blackcurrant cordial (I use more but that’s me)
• 10 Mint leaves
• 40 ml White rum
• 80 ml Soda water
• ¼ Lime chopped into 3 wedges
• Crushed ice
• Mint sprigs, for garnish

Instructions

• Begin by putting the 10 mint leaves and the lime juice into a tall glass. Muddle with a muddler (or the end of a rolling pin)
• Top with crushed ice, layering in the lime wedges (give them a little squeeze as you drop them in)
• Pour the blackcurrant cordial into the glass, followed by the white rum
• Top with soda water, stir briefly and garnish with the mint sprigs
• Serve immediately

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Black Currant Gin Sour

This blackcurrant gin sour blends the sweetness of blackcurrant cordial with bright gin botanicals and sour citrus. 

Ingredients

• 2oz / 60ml London Dry Gin
• 1 oz / 30ml Blackcurrant Cordial
• 1oz / 30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
• ½ an egg white (or ½ oz unsalted aquafaba)
• Fresh thyme sprigs
• Ice

Instructions

• Fill a martini or coupe glass with ice and set this aside to chill while you make the cocktail.
• Combine gin, blackcurrant cordial, lemon juice, and egg whites in a cocktail shaker. Add in a sprig of fesh thyme and use a cocktail stirrer to muddle the leaves into the liquids.
• Add on the lid and shake for 15 seconds. This is called a ‘dry shake,’ which better mixes in the egg white.
• Fill the shaker with ice, and shake again for 10 seconds until well chilled and combined.
• Remove the ice from the glass, then strain the drink into the chilled cocktail glass. Garnish your Blackcurrant Gin Sour with a sprig of fresh thyme.

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Black Currant and Lemon Gin Bramble

Ingredients

• 1 cup gin
• juice of 4 lemons
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 4 tablespoons blackcurrant cordial
• frozen blackcurrants and extra thyme, to garnish (optional)
• ice

Instructions

• Place gin, lemon juice, sugar, water and thyme in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into four coupe-style glasses
• Top with crushed ice and drizzle over blackcurrant cordial. Garnish with frozen blackcurrants and a sprig of thyme.

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Snake Bite Black Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1/2 pint of Lager
• 1/2 pint of cider
• 2 dashes of blackcurrant cordial (I use more but that’s me)

Instructions

• Pour 1/2 pint Lager, and 1/2 pint Cider into a Pilsner glass, then add Black Currant until drink is purple in colour.

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Gimto Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 oz of Gin
• lemonade
• 3/4 oz of blackcurrant cordial

Instructions

• Mix in a chilled lowball glass. Stir well, and serve.