Creme De Mure
A blackberry liqueur, similar in style to crème de cassis but made from blackberries.
Origin
France, part of the same "creme de" fruit liqueur tradition as creme de cassis, built around blackberries ("mure" in French) rather than black currants.
History
Creme de mure developed alongside France's other fruit-based "creme de" liqueurs, using blackberries rather than black currants (creme de cassis) or raspberries. It became especially associated with modern American cocktail culture through the Bramble, a 1984 creation by London bartender Dick Bradsell that drizzles creme de mure over a gin sour for both flavor and a striking visual effect.
Flavor profile
Deep, wine-like blackberry sweetness with real tartness, similar in style and intensity to creme de cassis.
Tasting notes
Rich, dark blackberry flavor with a balancing tartness, thick enough to float and drizzle decoratively over a drink (as in the Bramble) rather than fully dissolving on contact.
Substitutes
- Blackberry brandy or blackberry liqueur, for a similar deep berry sweetness.
- Creme de cassis, for a related but distinctly different dark-berry liqueur.
- A blackberry puree sweetened with sugar, as a fresher, less shelf-stable homemade approximation.
Common cocktails