cassis

Dark berry cordial

Cassis is a sweet, dark liqueur made from blackcurrants, most associated with French production.

It appears most often in the cocktail kir, where it's mixed with white wine, or kir royale with champagne: Add a splash of cassis to the wine.

The word is also used for the blackcurrant flavor itself in foods and beverages. (Capitalized Cassis is a town in southern France.)

blackcurrant

berry

Small edible fruit

  • fruitEdible plant ovary
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie
  • jamCooked fruit spread

preserve · juice · syrup · compote · cordial · nectar · antioxidant · flavonoids · bush · shrub

liqueur

burgundy

Deep purplish red

syrupy · infusion · spirits · alcohol · brandy · distillation · proof · neat · sipping · barware

cocktail

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

aperitif · brunch · sparkling · flute · garnish · splash · dash · float · layered · refreshing

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

  • tartSharp-flavored small pie
  • fruityHaving orchard flavor
  • jammyLuckily successful, undeserved

tannic · dark · rich · intense · winey · berrylike · aromatic · fragrant · concentrated · ripe

Categories
Opposites
beverage type

cassiswine

Fermented grape beverage

table wine · red wine · Chablis · Bordeaux · still wine

flavor profile

cassisdry vermouth

Fortified wine, not sweet

citrus · lemon · absinthe · grapefruit · yuzu

color/appearance

cassistriple sec

Orange-flavored distilled spirit

Cointreau · vodka · white rum · eau de vie · kirsch

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G