Cassini

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Discerning Drinkers (41 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Ketel One Vodka
13 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
13 oz Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
13 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth chilled
1 oz Cranberry juice (sweetened) chilled
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered blackberries.

How to make:

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with skewered blackberries.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Not a Cassis Martini, but a Cassini.

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History:

Created in 1998 by yours truly and reformulated on 11th October 2025. The original recipe:
45ml (1½oz) Vodka
7.5ml (¼oz) London dry gin
7.5ml (¼oz) Crème de cassis
45ml (1½oz) Cranberry juice

Nutrition:

One serving of Cassini contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 17.34% alc./vol. (17.34° proof)
  • 15.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
11th October at 12:49
After 27 years, I've just revisited this recipe, adding dry vermouth to help balance and structure.
Marius Schaub’s Avatar Marius Schaub
11th September at 19:35
I can see myself sipping this throughout Christmas season whenever I would usually have had vodka with cranberry juice. Brings the whole thing to a new level 👌
Sally Morgan’s Avatar Sally Morgan
10th September 2021 at 19:05
Tastes like the cough medicine of you dreams (I realise that that doesn't sound like a complement but it really is)
29th November 2020 at 17:05
A bit non-descript.
not a go to cocktail for sure
Marco CHEVARRIA LAZO’s Avatar Marco CHEVARRIA LAZO
25th June 2020 at 04:12
Very nice¡ Thank you¡