vermouth cassis

noun

1. a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth cassis¹

From French; vermouth, crème de cassis

Example Sentences

Greene details a delicious roster of these long, bubbly, often bittersweet drinks — like the Vermouth Cassis — which already had a place in the culture.

From Washington Post

Reinhart is "housefather" in Winona's luxury apartment, sipping a vermouth cassis�he has forsaken his customary tumblers of bourbon�and garnering a local reputation for the classical cuisine.

From Time Magazine Archive

And to sippers of vermouth cassis on the boulevards it was also acceptable because it seemed gay, true.

From Time Magazine Archive