What is crème de cassis?
Crème de cassis · French
Sweet French blackcurrant liqueur, dark purple and jammy. Add white wine for a kir or sparkling wine for a kir royale.
What it tastes like
Thick, sweet and tart, like blackcurrant jam with a slightly earthy edge.
Where you’ll see it
French bistros and aperitif lists, in kirs and kir royales, and in some cocktails and desserts.
Related words
- crème de violette
- sloe gin
- patxaran