


Red currants are a member of the genus Ribes, which belong to the family of Grossulariceae, and grows in the north temperate region. It is native to the region of Europe, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It is a deciduous shrub which produces edible bright red berries.

I remember very well the Red Currants growing up in Ukraine. They were much less common than Black Currant bushes, that grew there abundantly.
Even now, years and years later, I do remember well, the taste and smell of Black Currants - they had very distinctive smell, and were known to be full of good and healing nutrients.
The Red Currants, I can't remember the smell at all.
@HappyDaze is right - It has a very light scent, it's more about the taste than the scent.
Smell aside, for me, it was definitely more about the look of this translucent berry, it's texture, juiciness and it's special taste, than about it's fragrance!
The taste I remember was a touch sour, but still sweet and only a little bit tart, unlike Black Currants, that can be quite tart.
The nutritional value placed on Red Currant was considered to be even higher, than it's black cousin.
My memory of THESE Red Currant Berries was - they were very special, tender, translucent and rare treats, very pleasant to eat and even more so - to look at!
They were like sweet, colorful and juicy Droplets of Summer, looking so magical, just beautiful on that bush!
Very Special - that's the word I was looking for!
If texture and feel of Chaz Dean's new CC will be ANYTHING like this special berry - I am already super excited to try it! Yay!