Current Cassis Blackcurrant Liqueur 375ml

USA : NEW YORK : HUDSON VALLEY

NY Blackcurrant, Wild Honey, Green Cardamom, Bay Leaf, Lemon Verbena, Citrus Rind

LIGHT-BODIED, TART BLACKCURRANT, GREEN CARDAMOM, LEMON VERBENA, HONEY

Blackcurrants were banned in the United States for most of the twentieth century — a casualty of agricultural policy meant to protect the logging industry. New York lifted its own ban in 2003, largely through the advocacy of Hudson Valley botanist Greg Quinn. Rachael Petach founded C. Cassis in 2020 in Rhinebeck, a few miles from Quinn's farm, where she still sources most of her fruit. Everything from fermentation to bottling is done by hand.

The process: lightly ferment and press Hudson Valley blackcurrants, blend with organic neutral spirit, wild honey, and whole botanicals — cardamom, bay leaf, lemon verbena, citrus rind. At 16% ABV, it's drier and more herbal than traditional Burgundian cassis, with real acidity and structure. Edible Manhattan: "plenty of fruitiness, backed by a spicy, herbal brightness, and jaunty acidity, with none of the leaden, syrupy thickness of more mainstream cassis." Featured in the New York Times, Bon Appétit, and Vogue. Keep refrigerated after opening.

32 Proof

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