Name: Kir Royale
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Crème de cassis; 120 ml Brut sparkling wine

Kir Royale
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Glass:

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
4 fl oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine chilled

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Prepare:

Select a FLUTE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of a seasonal berry (e.g. blackcurrant).

How to make:

POUR cassis into chilled glass.
TOP with sparkling wine.

Garnish:

Garnish with berry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Cocktail of the day:

22nd January 2026 is Felix Kir's birthday

Review:

Champagne/sparkling wine replaces Bourgogne Aligoté white wine in this 'Royal' rendition of Mayor Canon Kir's classic apéritif. Easy to make, easy to drink.

Depending on the brand, brut champagne/sparkling wine may lack the acidity needed to balance the rich crème de cassis, so consider using a brut nature or ultra brut champagne.

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AKA: Kir Pétillant

Variations/similar cocktails:

Kir Apéritif, based on Bourgogne Aligoté white wine predates the Kir Royale.

If made with crémant, cava or another sparkling wine other than champagne, then this drink becomes a Kir Pétillant. (Pétillant is French for sparkling.)

History:

A sparkling version of the Kir Apéritif, which is thought to have first been mixed in 1904 at Café George in Dijon, France. It is named after Canon Félix Kir, who promoted the mixture while Mayor of Dijon.

Nutrition:

One serving of Kir Royale contains 121 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
11.62% alc./vol. (23.23° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Avery Garnett

7th March 2024 at 20:33

Whilst the Kir Apertif is a boozy wine ribena in a pretty good way, this is a boozy wine ribena in a pretty bad way sadly.

Renz C

25th December 2023 at 13:00

The quickest way to ruin champagne. Cassis is lovely but not in this. The luxurious, rich flavour of the champagne is made a chav drink with an overwhelming confected blackcurrant flavour.