Kir Royale

Made with Champagne and crème de cassis (a blackcurrant liqueur), a Kir Royale (or Kir Royal) is a fruity French cocktail great for sipping before dinner.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredient notes

• Creme de cassis: a sweet liquor made with blackcurrants.
• Champagne: Authentic Kir Royales must be made with French Champagne. If you substitute another dry sparkling wine such as Italian Prosecco or Spanish Cava, the drink is called a Kir Pétillant.

Step-by-step instructions

1. To a chilled Champagne flute or wine glass, add 1 ounce creme de cassis. Top with champagne.

2. Garnish and serve.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
• Glassware: The Kir Royale cocktail is traditionally served in a fluted glass.
• Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 4 ounces (¼ cup) crème de cassis and 40 ounces (5 cups) dry sparkling wine in a pitcher. Have champagne flutes and garnishes on hand so guests can help themselves.
• Kir: To make the original Kir cocktail, substitute chilled white wine for the dry sparkling wine.
• Kir Imperiál: Substitute Chambord (a black raspberry liqueur) for the crème de cassis.
• Kir Pétillant: Substitute another dry sparkling wine, such as Italian Prosecco or Spanish Cava, for the French Champagne.
• Garnish: Fresh blackberries or a lemon slice are both common garnishes.

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Kir Royal

Made with Champagne and crème de cassis (a blackcurrant liqueur), a Kir Royale (or Kir Royal) is a fruity French cocktail great for sipping before dinner.

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Prep Time 2 mins

Total Time 2 mins

Servings 1 serving

Course Breakfast, Drinks

Cuisine American

Calories 121

Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 1/2 ounce creme de cassis (1 tablespoon, see note 1)
• ▢ 5 ounces Champagne (¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons, see note 2)
• ▢ 1 slice lemon or fresh blackberries, for garnish

Instructions 

• To a chilled fluted glass, add 1 ounce creme de cassis. Top with Champagne and garnish.

Notes

1. Creme de cassis: a sweet liquor made with blackcurrants.
2. Champagne: Authentic Kir Royales must be made with French Champagne. If you substitute another dry sparkling wine such as Italian Prosecco or Spanish Cava, the drink is called a Kir Pétillant.
3. Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
4. Glassware: The Kir Royale cocktail is traditionally served in a fluted glass.
5. Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 4 ounces (¼ cup) crème de cassis and 40 ounces (5 cups) dry sparkling wine in a pitcher. Have champagne flutes and garnishes on hand so guests can help themselves.
6. Garnish: Fresh blackberries or a lemon slice are both common garnishes.
7. Kir: To make the original Kir cocktail, substitute chilled white wine for the dry sparkling wine.
8. Kir Imperiál: Substitute Chambord (a black raspberry liqueur) for the crème de cassis.
9. Kir Pétillant: Substitute another dry sparkling wine, such as Italian Prosecco or Spanish Cava, for the French Champagne.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 100mgSugar: 1gCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg

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