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Two Great Ways To Use Dillon's Cassis

Updated: May 18, 2021

With the weather finally getting warmer here in Ontario, this week’s challenge was perfect: Dillon's Cassis. Dillon's, a fantastic distillery found in southern Ontario's Niagara region, produces this delightful Cassis using only locally grown blackcurrants. If you’ve ever eaten fresh blackcurrants, don’t worry - they taste way better in a liqueur, especially in the two amazing drinks Mike whipped up. A liquor-forward "sipping" cocktail in the style of a stirred martini, and a more refreshing, "easier drinking" shaken cocktail, perfect for a nice warm weekend!



Cocktail #1


Ingredients:

1 1/2oz Vodka

3/4oz Lillet-Blanc

3/4oz Cassis

4 Drops of Green Chartreuse

4 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters


Directions:

Chill a coupe glass with ice and water. Combine all ingredients (except the Chartreuse) in a Boston glass. Stir with a bar spoon for 20-25 seconds. Empty the chilled coupe glass, put 4 drops of chartreuse into it and "roll" it around. Fine strain the liquor into the coupe glass and garnish with a lemon wheel and or twist.


Cocktail #2



Ingredients:

1 ¼ oz Gin

1/2oz St. Germain

1oz Cassis

1/2oz Honey Simple Syrup

3/4oz Lemon Juice

1 ½ oz Cooled, Steeped Jasmine Tea

4 Dashes Orange Bitters


Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a Boston shaker and add ice. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a Collins glass with ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and/or twist.


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