Kir Royale Cocktail

Name: Kir Royale
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 0.25 oz Creme de cassis; 4.5 oz Champagne; lemon twist (optional)

Medium
sweet

classic
fruity
new year

A sweet, medium-strength cocktail, built in the glass, served in a flute glass.

Serve in: flute glass

Ingredients

0.25 ozCreme de cassis
4.5 ozChampagne
lemon twistoptional

How to Make a Kir Royale

Instructions

Add Creme de cassis to a champagne glass.
Fill up the glass with the champagne.

Garnish

Decorate with a lemon twist.

Tips & substitutions

No lemons? Try limes.

The glass

Serve this one in a flute glass. A flute is a tall and elegant glass designed for serving champagne cocktails. The stem allows the drinker to hold the glass without affecting the temperature of the drink.