The juice forms the basis for various popular cordials, juice drinks, juices and smoothies. Typically blended with apple or other red fruits, it is also mixed with pomegranate and grape juice. Also used in alcoholic beverages, blackcurrant liqueur mixed with white wine is called Kir or Kir Royale when mixed with champagne. Macerated blackcurrants are also the primary ingredient in the apéritif crème de cassis.[37]

In the United Kingdom, blackcurrant cordial is often mixed with cider (hard cider) to make a drink called "Cider and Black".[38] If made with any common British lager beer, it is known as a "Lager and Black". The addition of blackcurrant to a mix of cider and lager results in "Diesel"[39] or "Snakebite and Black" available at pubs.[40] A "Black'n'Black" can be made by adding a small amount of blackcurrant juice to a pint of stout. The head is purple if the shot of juice is placed in the glass first.[41] Blackcurrant juice is sometimes combined with whey in an endurance/energy-type drink.[42]

In Russia, blackcurrant leaves may be used for flavouring tea or preserves, such as salted cucumbers, and berries for home winemaking. Sweetened vodka may also be infused with blackcurrant leaves making a deep greenish-yellow beverage with a tart flavour and astringent taste. The berries may be infused in a similar manner.[43] In Britain, 95% of the blackcurrants grown end up in Ribena and similar fruit syrups and juices.