Kir
Royal recipe
Ingredients for
1 Kir Royal:
- Cassis (1-2
tablespoons or 15-30 ml)
- Champagne (about 6
ounces or 150 ml)
- Flute or Champagne Glass
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Preparation
Time: 1 Minute |
Cooking Time: 0 Minutes |
Aperitif Recipe:
If the Cassis is
added first, it is evenly mixed with the champagne. If the
champagne is added first, the Cassis is not evenly mixed (due to
the smaller volume of Cassis relative to the Champagne). The
former approach gives a more even taste and is preferable from
that perspective whereas the latter approach gives a more
pleasing appearance with the uneven mixing of the Cassis
resulting in a fine pink at the bottom of the glass shading up
to a bright red at the top.
The ratio of
Cassis to Champagne depends on personal preference. See below
for discussion.
Notes:
There are two types of Kir. One
is made with wine (and is simply known as "Kir") while the other
is made with Champagne (and is known as "Kir Royal"). In France,
a standard wine glass is always used for Kir, with the flute
being reserved for Kir Royal.
Kir itself has a fascinating
history, which is explained in the Kir recipe (click on
Kir).
The official recipe for Kir
Royal calls for one-third Cassis and two-thirds Champagne.
However, most people find that this is far too strong in terms
of taste, sweetness and alcohol contents. A ration of one part
of Cassis to 5 parts of Champagne is preferred by most people.
For a simpler and less expensive
drink, see
Kir.
History:
Kir itself has a fascinating
history, which is explained in the Kir recipe (click on
Kir).
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