De Kuyper Crème de Cassis
A fruity blackcurrant liqueur with a deep reddish-purple color, at 15% ABV. With 20 ml and a glass of bubbles, you have a Kir Royal; add a splash to a gin or vodka cocktail for color and fruitiness.
Blackcurrants in a bottle
Crème de cassis is a blackcurrant liqueur. De Kuyper's version is made with natural botanicals and handcrafted distillates and extracts, and has a deep reddish-purple color. The word crème refers to its full, sweet texture: it contains no cream.
At 15% alcohol, it is De Kuyper's lightest bottle. That makes it ideal as an addition: a splash instantly turns a glass of bubbles, white wine, or a cocktail deep red without making the drink much stronger. Its best-known use is the Kir Royal, for which De Kuyper itself provides the recipe.
In brief
An explosion of blackcurrant flavor
Ripe blackcurrant
An intense, fruity aroma of blackcurrants, like fresh jam.
Sweet and full
Sweet and rounded, with a full berry flavor and a subtly fresh note that keeps it lively.
Sweet blackcurrant
The blackcurrant lingers aromatically. In bubbles or wine, the finish becomes fresher and drier.
Flavor profile of De Kuyper Crème de Cassis neat. Mixed with bubbles or wine, the fruit remains the main note.
Three ways to serve cassis
You rarely drink crème de cassis neat. A small splash in something dry and cold is enough.
Kir Royal
20 ml Crème de Cassis in a champagne glass, top up with champagne or prosecco, and stir gently. The recipe recommended by De Kuyper itself.
To the recipe →Kir with white wine
15 ml cassis in a wine glass, topped up with 120 ml cold, dry white wine. The French aperitif that predates Kir Royal, and just as easy.
Wine glasses →Cassis & ginger beer
20 ml cassis, 40 ml vodka or tequila, and 120 ml ginger beer in a highball glass filled with ice, with a lime wedge. Spicy, fruity, and deep red.
Highball glasses →Cocktails with crème de cassis
Whenever a recipe calls for berries or blackberries, you can use cassis. It adds color and depth in a single splash.
Kir Royal
Crème de cassis and champagne or prosecco. Ready in ten seconds.
Bramble
Gin, lemon, and sugar over crushed ice, topped with a splash of berry liqueur. Cassis works perfectly here.
Moscow Mule
Vodka, lime, and ginger beer. Add a splash of cassis to make it redder and fruitier.
Pink cocktails
All pink and red cocktails on one page, from Cosmopolitan to Clover Club.The right glass for crème de cassis
A coupe for Kir Royal, a wine glass for Kir, a tumbler for Bramble, and a Moscow Mule mug for the red mule.
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