Domaine Chermette Crème de Cassis 500ml

Domaine Chermette Crème de Cassis is a small-batch organic blackcurrant liqueur made from estate-grown Noir de Bourgogne fruit.

Domaine du Vissoux, the Chermette family estate, is best known for its Beaujolais, but the cassis is made with the same restraint. Noir de Bourgogne is the blackcurrant variety particular to Burgundy, much smaller and far more intensely flavoured than the common blackcurrant, and it is grown on the estate rather than bought in. The berries are macerated in alcohol and the extract drawn off; sugar is then dissolved directly into the alcoholic juice at low temperature, in limited quantity, and nothing else is added — no preservatives and no colouring. Low-temperature working is what preserves the fresh fruit character that boiled or heavily sweetened versions lose. The result is deeply coloured, thick and aromatically concentrated enough that it should be poured in small measures. The fruit is farmed organically.

Use a short measure in a kir with Aligoté or a kir royal with crémant, or pour it over vanilla ice cream or a plain almond cake. Keep the bottle in the fridge once opened.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.