Creme De Cassis cocktails
4 classic recipes from our canon that use creme de cassis — Creme De Cassis sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.
Kir
Dry white wine tinted with a measure of blackcurrant liqueur — a simple French aperitif.
Ingredients
- ◆10 ml creme de cassis
- ◆90 ml white wine
Method
- 1Pour the cassis into a wine glass.
- 2Top up with cold dry white wine.
PRO TIP
Use Champagne instead of still wine and it becomes a Kir Royale.
Garnish — None
Russian Spring Punch
Vodka, cassis and lemon topped with sparkling wine — a fizzy, berry-bright cooler.
Ingredients
- ◆25 ml vodka
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml creme de cassis
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆to top prosecco
Method
- 1Shake everything except the sparkling wine with ice.
- 2Strain into an ice-filled tall glass.
- 3Top with prosecco or Champagne.
PRO TIP
A Dick Bradsell creation — the same mind behind the Espresso Martini.
Garnish — Blackberries and lemon
El Diablo
Tequila and blackcurrant over spicy ginger beer — dark red, long and lively.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml reposado tequila
- ◆15 ml creme de cassis
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆to top ginger beer
Method
- 1Build tequila, cassis and lime over ice in a highball.
- 2Top with ginger beer.
- 3Stir once gently.
PRO TIP
Spicy ginger beer plays off the sweet cassis.
Garnish — Lime wheel
Kir Royale
Champagne tinted with a measure of blackcurrant liqueur — pink, elegant and effortless.
Ingredients
- ◆10 ml creme de cassis
- ◆to top champagne
Method
- 1Add the cassis to a chilled flute.
- 2Top slowly with Champagne.
PRO TIP
Use still white wine instead of Champagne and it's simply a Kir.
Garnish — None
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