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Liqueur · From Bladwijzer

Crème de cassis

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 1.2 litres
• Time: 30 min + 6 weeks steeping
• From: Blackcurrant

Ingredients

• 500 g blackcurrants
• 500 ml jenever, vodka or eau-de-vie (at least 35%)
• 350 g sugar
• 150 ml water
• optionally 3 blackcurrant leaves

Method

1. Strip the berries from their stalks, rinse them and crush them lightly in a large, clean jar; add the leaves if using.
2. Pour in the spirit, close the jar and leave to steep in the dark for 6 weeks; shake weekly.
3. Strain through a cloth, squeezing the berries well.
4. Dissolve the sugar in the water over a low heat and leave the syrup to cool.
5. Mix the syrup with the spirit, bottle and leave to rest for another month.

Storing: Cool and dark; best within a year, after which the colour fades. Lovely with white wine (kir) or over ice cream. Not for children.