Blackcurrant wine (non alcoholic)

Gingham_Ribbon

Every Christmas when we were growning up, my dad would make 'blackcurrant wine' from a kit. It was non alcoholic but tasted warm and spicy. We haven't seen it to buy for years and I would love to find some to make my parents as a frugal but thoughtful Christmas pressie.

It's not been the same for poor old Santa since we all stopped leaving him a glass.

Anyone know where I can get it? Thanks.

Trow

Would this be yu-lade? You can get it in blackcurrant or in ginger flavours - you dissolve sugar in water and then add the contents of the bottle of yu-lade? One small bottle makes quite a lot of bottles.

If it is, then it is always stocked in our lcoal co-op at about £1 per bottle I think. If this is what you are looking for and you can't find it locally then PM me and I'll see what we can arrange

Magentasue

Non alcoholic?

Gingham_Ribbon

I don't remember if that's what it was called. I'll do some digging and try to find out from my parents without giving the game away. Never thought to try the co op. We have one reasonably near. Thanks.

Gingham_Ribbon

Magentasue wrote:

Non alcoholic?

My parents don't really drink. And it's good that the kids can join in too. :j

Trow

We always had ginger yu-lade at christmas when I was a kid, which is why it sprang to mind. I have never tried the blackcurrant one though - the characteristics of the ginger were that it was really almost overpoweringly strong to begin with but either it mellowed or we got used to it (or a mix of both), and it left a lovely warm feeling as you drank it. It was also very syrupy.

Gingham_Ribbon

Oh I think that IS the one. We had ginger beer too and it tasted JUST like that!

Woo hoo!