Leroux® Crème de Cassis
Tart, Blackcurrant, Très Français
Add a surprisingly tangy, rich, blood-red blackcurrant depth to your cocktails with this uniquely European-style liqueur.
30 Proof • 15% ALC/VOL
Available in 750ml
Jez Sez
It is customary to serve a shot of this liqueur in the ‘French fashion’: With a baguette and a sneer.
Sex on the Beach
This colorful, fruity, tropical classic is as good as the real thing. Or so we hear.
½ oz Leroux® Peach Schnapps
½ oz Leroux® Crème de Cassis
1 ½ oz Prairie Organic® Vodka
1 ½ oz orange juice
1 ½ oz cranberry juice
Orange and lime wedges & a maraschino cherry for garnish, optional
Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice. Garnish with orange and lime wedges & a maraschino cherry.
Jez sez:
“I do not like sand. It is coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. Not like this drink. This drink is very smooth.”
Kir Royale
Bubbly, beautiful and ready for brunch, this trendy cocktail gets its color from blackcurrant-flavored crème de cassis.
½ ounce Leroux® Crème de Cassis
Dry Champagne (or other sparkling wine)
Lemon twist for garnish, optional
Pour Leroux® Crème de Cassis into a Champagne flute. Top with the Champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Jez sez:
“But whatever is Gabriel going to do now?! He is in ‘the pickle’ as I often say.”
Russian Spring Punch
A modern classic, this punch blends unique colors and flavours with bubbly sparkling wine for a full-on experience.
½ oz Leroux® Crème de Cassis
1 oz Prairie Organic® Vodka
¾ oz lemon juice
¼ oz simple syrup
Champagne
Lemon slice for garnish, optional
Add all ingredients (except champagne) to shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a highball glass over ice. Top with champagne. Garnish with lemon slice.
Jez sez:
“I can see Russia from my porch! I check probably once a week, but unlike a map, I can’t find the giant dotted line that marks the border. Strange.”