Name: VC (Vermouth and Cassis)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 90 ml Dry vermouth; 22.5 ml Crème de cassis

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Ingredients:
3 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
3/4 fl oz	Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare lemon zest for garnish.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strucchi Dry Vermouth – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

Dry vermouth balances the richness of crème de cassis.

History:

The combination of dry vermouth and crème de cassis was most popular in the early 1900s when Noilly Prat featured the combination in a 1919 advertisement campaign.

Nutrition:

One serving of VC (Vermouth & Cassis) contains 147 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
14.33% alc./vol. (28.66° proof)
16.1 grams of pure alcohol

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