Spritzes, Sangria & SparklingWinter

Kir Royale

Named for Canon Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon, 1945 to 1968

The Kir Royale is a measure of crème de cassis topped with brut Champagne in a flute. The blackcurrant liqueur turns the wine a deep ruby and adds dark fruit, while the Champagne keeps it dry and bright. A simple, festive pour for holiday parties.

  • GlassFlute
  • MethodBuilt in the glass
  • Ingredients2
Kir Royale

Ingredients

Making a batch?
Servings
No garnishGarnish
Total volume—

Directions

  1. Pour the crème de cassis into a chilled flute.
  2. Top slowly with Champagne.

ToolsJiggerFlute glass

Don't have these? Build a drink from your shelf →

History

The drink is named for Canon Félix Kir, a priest who served as mayor of Dijon from 1945 until his death in 1968. He poured blanc-cassis for visitors to promote Burgundy's local products, and the drink took his name. The Champagne version, the Kir Royale, became its best-known form.

Making a batch? Scale it for a crowd, add dilution water, and see how many bottles to buy.
Quick sizes
How are you making it? ⓘ Batching includes dilution water. Pre-batched cocktails need added water to replace the melt from stirring or shaking. We use Jeffrey Morgenthaler's standard: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken.

What you'll need to buy

Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.

Bottle math, generally

750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—

Don't have these bottles? Work with what you've got.

Tell the Cocktail Creator what's on your shelf and what mood you're in — it'll show you every drink you can make tonight.

Open the Cocktail Creator →