black currant
noun
: a European perennial currant (Ribes nigrum) bearing aromatic edible black berries that are used especially in flavoring liqueur (such as cassis)
also
: the fruit
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Frankie stumbled around to Lucia’s command, sliding the ice-cream-fridge door back and forth, scooping honeycomb, black currant, and sorbet, saying, Oh, yes, locally sourced, just ’round the corner, really!
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Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
It is garnet colored with aromas of black currants, cigar box, and ripe blackberry.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
The resulting dish is a green bean risotto of sorts, with a blackberry and black currant vinaigrette.
—Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
The 2021 opens with aromas of pencil lead, tobacco leaf, and black currants that lead to chewy tannins and flavors of black raspberry, dark cherry, and cedar.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
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Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
It is garnet colored with aromas of black currants, cigar box, and ripe blackberry.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
The resulting dish is a green bean risotto of sorts, with a blackberry and black currant vinaigrette.
—Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
The 2021 opens with aromas of pencil lead, tobacco leaf, and black currants that lead to chewy tannins and flavors of black raspberry, dark cherry, and cedar.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
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“Black currant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20currant. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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