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It's definitely common in Denmark. France has crème de cassis[0] and produces 16 million litres annually of the stuff. In Germany and Eastern Europe I've seen i
by agurk 6y ago
It's definitely common in Denmark. France has crème de cassis[0] and produces 16 million litres annually of the stuff. In Germany and Eastern Europe I've seen it commonly sold as fruit juice and I've certainly drank a lot of (Schwarze) Johannisbeereschorle - blackcurrent juice mixed with sparkling water - in Munich.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_de_cassis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_de_cassis
- user5994461 6y agoI am French so there you go ^^ Creme de cassis is a strong liquor. It's quite expensive due to being alcohol (alcohol taxes and regulations) and generally being a luxury mixer at that. It's never drinked alone. It is not drinkable, it's very strong and it has a thick consistency akin to a smoothie. (You could try a sip but you're definitely not going to down a glass of that). Main use is a mixer for cocktails. The most common is "kir". Put a bit of creme de cassis at the bottom of the glass and fill the rest with a white wine. The fancy version is the "kir royale", using champagne in place of white wine.