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Dry vermouth balances the richness of crème de cassis
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Nir Rasin’s Avatar Nir Rasin
13th December 2025 at 20:54
Tried with Cinzano Extra Dry and the result is very good.
Really enjoyable and nice to drink, the proportions are perfect in my opinion, the cassis shines like sunlight through clouds for vermouth and the lemon oils get their part as well. Lovely.
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Caitlin Eisner’s Avatar Caitlin Eisner
7th November 2025 at 18:10
I genuinely didn't think I'd enjoy it so much! Crème de Cassis is so thick and syrupy, but you can't use just anything to thin it out. Dry vermouth worked better than I thought it would.
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Jacques Gaudin ’s Avatar Jacques Gaudin
19th October 2024 at 20:18
I was looking forward to seeing this one here. I like the ratio of vermouth / cassis. My only deviation from the recipe is that I throw it instead of stirring. Not sure it's correct bartending practice but I prefer it this way!
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Monkey Beng’s Avatar Monkey Beng
28th July 2024 at 11:37
Simple. Easy and fast to do. Cheap and very good... What else ?
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Peter Wunsch’s Avatar Peter Wunsch
27th July 2024 at 17:44
In the wonderful 'Bar Florida' booklet it's called Paris Midi (1/3 Cassis, 2/3 Noilly Prat). I tried it with Joannet CdC and was more than happy!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th July 2024 at 16:56
Many thanks, Peter. I'd not spotted this in the Bar Florida booklet. As the Paris Midi also has a splash of soda water, I'm going to add this as a new cocktail. (I'll add a link above when photographed and live.)
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Alex Spyrou’s Avatar Alex Spyrou
27th July 2024 at 12:41
This was lovely after lunch on a warm day. Used Noilly Prat and monin creme de cassis and it was a little too sweet but the suggested one may be better.
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