Redcurrant liqueur

Name: Redcurrant liqueur
Total time: 28 d 20 min
Yield: ± 700 ml
Ingredients: 400 g redcurrants; 350 ml gin or vodka (± 40 %); 150 g caster sugar; 100 ml water; 1 strip of unwaxed lemon peel

Updated on 9 October 2026

Makes: ± 700 ml
Time: 20 min + 4 weeks steeping
From: Redcurrant

Ingredients

400 g redcurrants
350 ml gin or vodka (± 40 %)
150 g caster sugar
100 ml water
1 strip of unwaxed lemon peel

Method

Strip the redcurrants from their stalks, rinse them briefly and drain well. Crush them lightly with a fork.
Bring the sugar and water to the boil until the sugar has dissolved and leave to cool.
Put the redcurrants and lemon peel in a clean 1-litre jar. Pour over the sugar syrup and the spirit.
Close the jar and shake well. Keep it somewhere cool and dark and shake it daily for the first week, then once a week.
After 4 weeks, strain through a fine sieve or cloth without squeezing too hard.
Pour the liqueur into clean bottles and leave to mature for another 2 weeks.

Storing: A year in a cool, dark place; shake before serving. It contains ± 20 % alcohol: drink in moderation, and not for children, during pregnancy or before driving.