Blackcurrant vs. Cassis

The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), also known as black currant or cassis, is a deciduous shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its edible berries. It is native to temperate parts of central and northern Europe and northern Asia, where it prefers damp fertile soils.

Cassis (French pronunciation: ​[kasi]; Occitan: Cassís) is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera, in Southern France. In 2016, it had a population of 7,265.

a small round edible black berry that grows in loose hanging clusters.

a syrupy blackcurrant liqueur produced mainly in Burgundy.

the widely cultivated shrub that bears blackcurrants.

a wine produced in the region of Cassis, a small town near Marseilles.

A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.

A syrup made from black currants.

The berry borne by this shrub.

Crème de cassis.

The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries

A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.

(chiefly US) A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit; mostly referred to as simply blackcurrant in the UK, where the fruit is common.