An all natural 16% ABV sipper made
by hand from lightly fermented
NY blackcurrants, whole green
cardamom, bay leaf, citrus rind,
lemon verbena, wild honey and
clean distilled spirits.
Enjoy with your friends neat, chilled,
or mixed.
C. CASSIS IS VERSATILE, VERMOUTH-Y AND FUN TO EXPERIMENT WITH. WE LOVE INTRODUCING IT TO CLASSICS LIKE A NEGRONI OR MANHATTAN, AND IT FEELS AT HOME IN A BRAMBLE OR SOUR. our blackcurrant aperitif IS FRIENDLY WITH ALMOST ALL SPIRITS, SO THERE’S ROOM TO PLAY AROUND AND FIND YOUR FAVORITE.
C. Cassis is made by
Rachael Petach in the
Hudson Valley, just a few
miles from where our blackcurrants are grown.
Outlawed berries.
BACK IN 1841 in BURGUNDY FRANCE, THE CASSIS GOSPEL QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE UNITED STATES WHERE DISTILLERS BEGAN GROWING THEIR OWN BLACKCURRANTS.
HOWEVER, U.S. PRODUCTION CAME TO A HALT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PLANT WAS A POTENTIAL THREAT TO WHITE PINE.
IT WASN’T UNTIL 2003 THAT A NEW YORK BOTANIST MADE BLACKCURRANTS HIS MISSION, AND THE BAN WAS OVERTURNED IN NEW YORK STATE. WE NOW BUY MUCH OF OUR FRUIT FROM THAT SAME BOTANIST (HI GREG QUINN!).
“I want the following word: splendor, splendor is fruit in all its succulence, fruit without sadness. I want vast distances. My savage intuition of myself.”
-CLARICE LISPECTOR
