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Kir Royale in a flute glass

Kir Royale

Champagne with crème de cassis.

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Ingredients

  • Crème de Cassis0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Champagne5 oz (150 ml)

How to make it

  1. Pour cassis into a flute.
  2. Top with cold Champagne.

Glass: Flute

History

The Kir Royale is the celebratory version of the Kir, replacing still white wine with Champagne over a measure of crème de cassis. Like its namesake — Canon Félix Kir, the postwar mayor of Dijon — it showcases the blackcurrant liqueur of Burgundy.

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