: a syrupy liquor of low alcoholic strength made from black currants and used chiefly as a flavoring and sweetening agent
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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.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The original’s jasmine-forward composition has been replaced with a more pronounced cassis accord and that intoxicating rum note that gives it a boozy, indulgent quality.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
Their 2023 Beeson Ranch Zin is made from grapes grown on old vines and has aromas of graphite, cassis, and black plum with soft, velvety tannins and flavors of black currant, violet petal, and black raspberry.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
The palate features cherry syrup with crème de cassis, black pepper, oak, and vanilla.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The original’s jasmine-forward composition has been replaced with a more pronounced cassis accord and that intoxicating rum note that gives it a boozy, indulgent quality.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
Their 2023 Beeson Ranch Zin is made from grapes grown on old vines and has aromas of graphite, cassis, and black plum with soft, velvety tannins and flavors of black currant, violet petal, and black raspberry.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
The palate features cherry syrup with crème de cassis, black pepper, oak, and vanilla.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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“Cassis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassis. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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