cassis
noun
cas·sis kə-ˈsēs 
: a syrupy liquor of low alcoholic strength made from black currants and used chiefly as a flavoring and sweetening agent
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There are flavors here that bring to mind blackberries and cassis sitting in a pot next to a humidor full of well-aged cigars. 
Brian Freedman, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Eleven Madison Park’s list also offers the 1988, a bit of a sleeper vintage that will reward oenophiles with the elegant flavors of a mature Bordeaux, such as mellow cassis and coffee. Ted Loos, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2021 Characteristic estate aromas of petrol/cassis with a hit of sesame seeds, tar, treacle, smoke and blueberries. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 Delicate and textured aromas of plums, mocha, cassis. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Aromas of cassis, cocoa, red cherries, cranberries and smoke, as well as some mint and eucalyptus. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Try the Mother Theresa, which is a combination of mezcal, beet, raspberry, cassis, Campari, lime, and rose water. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 With notes of fresh blackberry and cassis, as well as an overlay of lavender and sage, this wine is persistent and powerful…perhaps like your mom. Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 7 May 2022 Full throttle on the entry with lush cassis flavors and savory spice with complex notes of tar and smoldering earth with fine tannins and a pretty floral finish that was all finesse at the end. Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 14 May 2022 See More
Brian Freedman, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Eleven Madison Park’s list also offers the 1988, a bit of a sleeper vintage that will reward oenophiles with the elegant flavors of a mature Bordeaux, such as mellow cassis and coffee. Ted Loos, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2021 Characteristic estate aromas of petrol/cassis with a hit of sesame seeds, tar, treacle, smoke and blueberries. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 Delicate and textured aromas of plums, mocha, cassis. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Aromas of cassis, cocoa, red cherries, cranberries and smoke, as well as some mint and eucalyptus. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Try the Mother Theresa, which is a combination of mezcal, beet, raspberry, cassis, Campari, lime, and rose water. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 With notes of fresh blackberry and cassis, as well as an overlay of lavender and sage, this wine is persistent and powerful…perhaps like your mom. Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 7 May 2022 Full throttle on the entry with lush cassis flavors and savory spice with complex notes of tar and smoldering earth with fine tannins and a pretty floral finish that was all finesse at the end. Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 14 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, literally, black currants, perhaps from Latin cassia
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above