A little pre holiday kir royale tip - the Chermette cassis is dandy

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I actually hate the word dandy, but there it is.

The Chermette cassis is dandy.

With some Bott-Geyl Crement d'Alsace cuvee Paul Eduoard, the best kir royale I've had.

Very refreshing, festive, and good.

Be sure to remember this for the upcoming Holidays.
 
I find the Creme de Cassis de Dijon of E. Briottet to be appealing. Very perfumed, and complex on the palate. Deep fruit as well as vegetal, underbrush character. And for some reason it doesn't dominate a Kir in the way that some which are more syrupy do. It is generally hard to find Creme de Cassis that combines all of those characteristics, in my experience.

I would like to try the Chermette and see what it is like. It is a Creme de Cassis, right? Not a Cassis? Just checking.
 
I've done limited experimentation, but I've found the creme de cassis makes all the difference in kir. You can use a decent box wine and it still tastes great if you have good creme de cassis.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by scottreiner:
how does it compare to that of lucien jacob?
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I find it a bit richer than the Jacob which has been my gold standard.
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which led me to his HCDB '10 , I figured he'd know something about fruit :-)

Not bad. Not bad at all. Into the hills of Echevronne we go.
 
ok, i've got to ask. googling didn't help, but i didn't work at it very long.

what's the difference between cassis and creme de cassis?
 
originally posted by robert ames:


what's the difference between cassis and creme de cassis?
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Am I missing something in your question?

Cassis is the fruit and Crème de cassis is the liquer made from the fruit.
 
Is there anyone else in the independent producer realm that makes both a creme de cassis and a sparkler?

It is quite fun to have a "single-house" kir royale!
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by robert ames:


what's the difference between cassis and creme de cassis?
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Cassis is the fruit and Crème de cassis is the liquer made from the fruit.
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"Cassis" could also be an eau de vie, just as in common parlance one says "prune" for "eau de vie de prune," etc.
 
thanks sharon, i think you answered my question.

the reason i asked was because of levi dalton's question "It is a Creme de Cassis, right? Not a Cassis? Just checking."
 
quote]originally posted by Brézème:
Taste this : Creme de cassis Sylvain Olivier.
Quite pure. Way above anything I have tried so far.[/quote]

I'm not sure that's available in these here parts. Maybe LDM could hunt some up.

originally posted by wrrntl:
I have a ?Is there anyone else in the independent producer realm that makes both a creme de cassis and a sparkler?

It is quite fun to have a "single-house" kir royale!
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Actually, that does sound like fun.
 
originally posted by wrrntl:
I have a ?Is there anyone else in the independent producer realm that makes both a creme de cassis and a sparkler?

It is quite fun to have a "single-house" kir royale!
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Chermette, makes bubbly doesn't he?

Oh, you meant "anyone else", as in, not chermette. Never mind
 
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