All Day Cassis

By Rebekah Peppler

Updated May 20, 2024

All Day Cassis
Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich.
Total Time
5 minutes
Prep Time
2 minutes
Cook Time
3 minutes
Rating
4(172)
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This combination of dry vermouth, lemon, crème de cassis, dry tonic and sparkling rosé is bright and refreshingly bubbly any time of day. The small add of crème de cassis (a black currant-based liqueur) balances the drink's acidity, while a pinch of flaky sea salt smooths and enhances flavors. The drink can be made to serve one, as written, or the mix of vermouth-lemon-crème de cassis can be batched in advance, then poured over ice and topped with dry tonic and sparkling rosé just before serving.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink
  • 1ounce dry vermouth
  • ½ounce fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ounce crème de cassis
  • Pinch flaky sea salt
  • 1ounce dry tonic, chilled
  • 3ounces dry sparkling rosé, chilled
  • 1lemon slice
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)

154 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 9 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 129 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Fill a lowball glass with ice. Add the vermouth, lemon juice, crème de cassis and salt. Top with tonic and sparkling rosé. Stir gently to combine, then garnish with the lemon slice.

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Kate mullet

“All day cassis” Misleading: I was led to believe by the title that this delicious drink was designed to be consumed all day, from dawn to dusk, not served at any point of the day. ;)

LaurenLovesAllDayCassis

Oops, posted too soon. Add 1 once of gin to the base recipe and you’ve got a Half Day Cassis—2 ounces of gin and you’ve got a Quarter Day Cassis, and so on.

NFW

Sorry, what is “dry tonic?” Tonic water, like Fevertree?

Essarremm

Fabulous drink! This is now my favourite aperitif!

josh

I love cassis

Danimal

Fevertree “Mediterranean” tonic has half the calories of the elderflower tonic, for example. It tastes better than the light. It’s in the blue bottles.

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