Name: Black Mussel
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Blue curaçao liqueur; 5 ml Crème de cassis liqueur; 120 ml Champagne/sparkling wine brut

Serve in a

Flute glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist (discarded)

How to make:

POUR first 2 ingredients into glass and TOP with champagne.

1/3 fl oz	Blue curaçao liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
4 fl oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

Blue curaçao adds a hint of orange to a Kir Royale.

Nutrition:

One serving of Black Mussel contains 125 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
11.75% alc./vol. (23.5° proof)
15.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Black Mussel

Serve in a

Garnish: