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Kir Royale cocktail

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Kir Royale

A light and bubbly cocktail made with Crème de Cassis and Champagne.

Base
Wine
Difficulty
Easy
Strength
Light
Origin
France

Ingredients

Steps

  1. In a Champagne Flute, combine Crème de Cassis and Champagne.
  2. Garnish with a Lemon Twist.

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About the Kir Royale

Kir Royale is a French cocktail made by combining Crème de Cassis, a blackcurrant liqueur, with Champagne. This cocktail is light, bubbly, and perfect for celebrations.

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How this compares

  • Champagne Cocktail

    The Champagne Cocktail uses Angostura bitters and a sugar cube, offering a more complex, bittersweet taste compared to the sweet blackcurrant focus of the Kir Royale.

  • Bellini

    The Bellini is made with peach purée, offering a fruity, fresh flavor, compared to the Kir Royale’s blackcurrant sweetness.

  • French 75

    The French 75 combines gin, lemon juice, and Champagne, giving a more citrusy and herbal flavor compared to the sweet, fruit-forward Kir Royale.

  • Mimosa

    Mimosa combines Champagne with orange juice, providing a brighter, more citrus-focused taste, compared to the blackcurrant and Champagne mix of the Kir Royale.

  • Aperol Spritz

    The Aperol Spritz uses Aperol and soda water, offering a bitter, citrusy flavor, whereas the Kir Royale is sweet with blackcurrant liqueur and Champagne.

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