Quoting Michael Loo to All <=-

Ribena - this is a blackcurrant concentrate that you
used to be able to use as syrup, drink or recipe
ingredient, or diluted 4x to 6x with water or seltzer
to make a delightful drink. Now, you dilute it 4x,
and it's too sweet; you dilute it 6x, and the sweetness
collapses, yielding an insipid and unpleasant beverage.
Turns out that now, in the interests of neurosis, the
sugar has been massively cut and replaced not by HFCS,
which would be preferable, but by Ace-K, an artificial
sweetener of major poisonosity. Shame.

That's a shame; I used to like it. As a matter of fact I was
planning on buying a bottle just as soon as I finished the bottle of
Gabriel Boudier creme de cassis I have on hand, as Ribena plus
vodka is almost as good in mixed drinks and much less expensive. Now
I won't,

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Title: Brandy Cassis
Categories: Alcohol, Beverages
Servings: 1

1 1/2 Parts Cognac
1/2 Part Black Currant Liqueur
1/2 Part Lemon Juice
Lemon

How to mix: Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake
and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon.

From: Absolutdrinks.Com

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Cheers

Jim


... A well crafted cocktail is like being smiled at by a pretty girl.

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