Meh. That’s the most there really is to say about the Cassis. It just seemed a generic whiskey drink…. Even after you get the proportions right. The first round my mixing was slightly off and the ratios were out of balance. I didn’t even finish the first round, preferring to dump it and start fresh. Breaking out the ol’ shot glass, I measured this time around (I’ve put pourers on our liquor bottles and have taking to counting to measure. Tom Cruise ain’t got nothin’ on me!). The second time around the effect was much lighter and brighter. But all-in-all, it came off as a poor riff on a Manhattan, which, now that I think about it, might be why The Partner finished his first and had a second. Though he did move on to an actual Manhattan afterwards.
When it’s all said and done, the best thing that I can recommend for the cassis is that it gives you a reason to use your cassis. Though I’d just assume have the champagne cocktail by the same name.
Cassis
2 oz. bourbon
½ oz. dry vermouth
¼ oz. cassis
Shake over cracked ice and serve in chilled cocktail glass garnished with a lemon twist.
i could only stomach 24 of the 46 seconds of that video!
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