{"title":"C. Cassis","description":"\u003cp\u003eC. Cassis takes the crème de cassis of Dijon cafés and rethinks it as something drier, brighter and very much from New York. Rachael Petach launched it in 2020 and makes it in a former dairy barn in Rhinebeck, in the Hudson Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe starting point is New York-grown blackcurrants, a fruit American farmers were effectively barred from growing for most of the last century. The berries are lightly fermented, fortified with a clean distilled spirit and seasoned with cardamom, bay leaf, lemon verbena, citrus rind and a little wild honey. At 16% alcohol it behaves more like a vermouth than a syrupy liqueur: tart, herbal and savory. Pour it over ice with soda, top it with sparkling wine, or sip it on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"c-cassis-blackcurrant-aperitif-nv-750ml","title":"C. Cassis, Blackcurrant Aperitif, NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlackcurrants were effectively banned from cultivation across much of the United States for most of the last century - blamed for spreading a fungus that threatened white pine - which is why cassis stayed a French idea for so long. C. Cassis makes its case in the Hudson Valley, using New York-grown blackcurrants that macerate for one to two weeks in stainless steel with Finger Lakes rosé, then get lightly fortified with a neutral grape spirit distilled in New York State. It's infused with cardamom, bay leaf, orange and lemon peel, dried lemon verbena and wild honey, which pulls it well away from the syrupy crème de cassis most people know: at 16% it is tart, savory and much drier in feel. Pour it over ice with soda or sparkling wine, or use it anywhere a kir wants more bite. Refrigerate after opening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T. Edward [TED]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46261402599481,"sku":"NYC-TED-`VM2000-NV`-072926-4","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/C_-Cassis-Blackcurrant-Aperitif-NV-Spirit-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1785526714"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/c-cassis.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}