cassis

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cas·sis1 / kaˈsēs/ (also crème de cas·sis / ˌkrem də kaˈsēs/ ) • n. a syrupy liqueur flavored with black currants and produced mainly in Burgundy.cas·sis2 • n. a wine produced in the region of Cassis, a small town near Marseilles.

cassis

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cassis (crème de cassis) French; extract of blackcurrants; about 15% alcohol by volume, sweetened with sugar. Mixed with about 10 parts of white wine to make kir, or with sparkling wine to make kir royale.

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