-=> Quoting Michael Loo to All <=-

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