Crème de cassis
Liqueurs & bitters · usually a modifier · in 3 cocktails here
What it is
Blackcurrant liqueur from Burgundy. Deeply coloured, sweet, and low in alcohol relative to other liqueurs.
Typically about £14 a bottle in the UK.
What it tastes like
Concentrated blackcurrant — jammy, sweet and low in acid, with a slightly stewed note.
What it does in a drink
Sweetener and colour, used in small measures because it dominates quickly.
Cocktails with crème de cassis
Unlocks 3 recipes on Drinki.
Substitutes
Nothing substitutes for crème de cassis convincingly.
It can itself stand in for blackberry liqueur.