De Kuyper Crème de Cassis
A fruity blackcurrant liqueur with a deep reddish-purple color, at 15% ABV. Mix 20 ml with a glass of sparkling wine for a Kir Royal; add a splash to a gin or vodka cocktail to give it color and fruit.
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: there’s no cream in it.
At 15% alcohol, it’s the lightest bottle from De Kuyper. That makes it ideal as an addition: a splash instantly turns a glass of sparkling wine, white wine or a cocktail deep red, without making the drink much stronger. Its best-known use is in the Kir Royal, for which De Kuyper provides its own recipe.
In brief
A fruit explosion of blackcurrants
Ripe blackcurrant
An intense, fruity aroma of blackcurrants, like fresh jam.
Sweet and full-bodied
Sweet and rounded, with a full berry flavor and a subtly fresh note that keeps it lively.
Sweet berry
The blackcurrant lingers aromatically. In sparkling wine or wine, the finish becomes fresher and drier.
Tasting profile of De Kuyper Crème de Cassis neat. Diluted with sparkling wine or wine, the fruit is what stands out.
Three ways to serve cassis
Crème de cassis is rarely drunk neat. A small splash in something dry and cold is all you need.
Kir Royal
Add 20 ml Crème de Cassis to a champagne glass, top up with champagne or prosecco, and stir gently. The recipe recommended by De Kuyper itself.
Go to the recipe →Kir with white wine
Add 15 ml cassis to a wine glass and top up with 120 ml chilled, dry white wine. The French aperitif that came before the Kir Royal, and just as easy to make.
Wine glasses →Cassis & ginger beer
20 ml cassis, 40 ml vodka or tequila, and 120 ml ginger beer in an ice-filled highball glass, with a lime wedge. Spicy, fruity, and deep red.
Highball glasses →Cocktails with crème de cassis
Where a recipe calls for berries or blackberries, you can use cassis. It adds color and depth in one 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 for a redder, fruitier drink.
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 a Kir Royal, a wine glass for a Kir, a tumbler for a Bramble, and a Moscow Mule mug for the red mule.
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Where it all began. Visit the brand page to learn all about De Kuyper: its origins, varieties, and classic cocktails.
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Questions about Crème de Cassis
Can’t find your question here? Read more on the De Kuyper page or browse our cocktail recipes.
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