The strong and sour aroma of the blackcurrant is also clearly pronounced in the cuvée. If the juice is to hold its own in a cocktail, it needs particularly aromatic ingredients that form a counterpoint to the currant.
What a refreshing summer cocktail!
The recipe
Ingredients for one glass
12 cl mountain apple juice & redcurrant
4 cl white rum
1 lime
1 stick of mint
1 tbsp brown sugar or less if desired
Soda water
Crushed ice
Preparation:
Crush mint leaves, lime slices and brown sugar in a tall glass with a mortar. Fill with crushed ice, add mountain apple juice & blackcurrant, rum and soda water and stir. Garnish: fresh currants and mint leaves. Serve ice cold.
Cheers!