: a syrupy liquor of low alcoholic strength made from black currants and used chiefly as a flavoring and sweetening agent
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Its black-fruit and violet aromas, flavors of purple plum, cassis, and candied violet, and gorgeous polished tannins make for a beautiful pour.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
The fragrance, which launched on April 3rd for just $39, gives you cassis and mandarin on the first spray, but then the pink pepper comes through and completely elevates this one for me.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 May 2025
Ingredients: 2 tsp Crème de cassis; 5 oz Champagne.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
An earlier version of the Tequila Sunrise is said to have been created in the 1930s or 1940s at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, using tequila, soda, lime juice and créme de cassis — a heavy, red liqueur, according to Chilled Magazine.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
The fragrance, which launched on April 3rd for just $39, gives you cassis and mandarin on the first spray, but then the pink pepper comes through and completely elevates this one for me.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 May 2025
Ingredients: 2 tsp Crème de cassis; 5 oz Champagne.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
An earlier version of the Tequila Sunrise is said to have been created in the 1930s or 1940s at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, using tequila, soda, lime juice and créme de cassis — a heavy, red liqueur, according to Chilled Magazine.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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“Cassis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassis. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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