Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Crème De Cassis

Exquisite crème de cassis flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.

Crème de cassis conjure the evocative embrace of blackberry and the bracing kiss of blossom. But look beneath its obvious sweetness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of raspberry, a hint of resin, and subtle accents reminiscent of plum that give it remarkable depth. Understanding how these elements interplay is the secret to unlocking truly exceptional pairings.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our findings reveal, for instance, how beef trimmings's bovine tones can enrich crème de cassis, or how duck's ferrous notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the dark sweetness.

An ingredient's flavour stems from its core characteristics, such as floral, sweet, or herbal, combined with layers of subtle flavour notes (outer bars). For a balanced dish, pair ingredients with a variety of core flavours, and choose complementary aroma notes for harmony.

The Flavour Code

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Blackberry Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between blackberry and iron flavours. Since crème de cassis has a distinct blackberry flavour, try pairing it with the ironny flavours of duck.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing crème de cassis with duck.

Harmonious Flavours Of Crème De Cassis

Just as our analysis shows that blackberry and ironny flavour notes combine harmoniously, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour accents present in crème de cassis. For instance, the berry-like flavours of crème de cassis are strongly associated with chalky and cinnamonic flavours.

The aroma notes linked to the various notes of crème de cassis can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of beef trimmings offers many of the aroma accents complementary to crème de cassis, including bovine and proteolytic aromas. Because the flavour profile of beef trimmings has many of the features that are complementary to crème de cassis, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of beef trimmings across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with crème de cassis.

Recipes That Pair Crème De Cassis With Beef Trimmings

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the aroma notes that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of crème de cassis, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of crème de cassis, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aroma accents complementary to crème de cassis.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Crème de Cassis), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.