Kir Royale Cocktail

Kir Royale Cocktail image
Serve in
a Flute glass...
½ shot Lejay Noir de Bourgogne Creme de Cassis BUY
Top up with G.H. Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge Champagne BUY
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How to make:

POUR cassis into glass and TOP with champagne.

Garnish:

Seasonal berries (blackcurrants)

AKA:

Kir Pétillant

Comment:

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

Variant:

Kir Aperitif

Origin:

A sparkling version of the Kir Aperitif 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.

More about this cocktail

Read more about this cocktail

Kir and Kir Royale cocktail

Sometimes called the ‘Kir Cocktail’ but more properly termed ‘Kir aperitif’ or simply Kir, this drink consists of just two ingredients, crème de cassis and chilled Bourgogne Aligoté white...

Champagne

Champagne

Champagne is a sparkling wine exclusively from within the tightly defined Champagne region of France. It is made from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier and is naturally carbonated by inducing...

Aligoté

Bourgogne Aligoté

Bourgogne Aligoté is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) white wine produced from the Aligoté grape variety in the France’s Burgundy region. The wine tends to be light and acidic in style...

white wine

White wine

White wine is produced through the fermentation of the pulp of grapes and as grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment without requiring additional sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients...

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