Kir Cocktail Recipe
A Burgundian aperitif in which a splash of blackcurrant liqueur tints and sweetens a glass of dry white wine.
- Category: Contemporary Classics
- Glass: Wine glass
- ABV: 12%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Dry white wine90 ml (3 oz)
- Crème de cassis10 ml (0.3 oz)
How to Make It
- Chill the wine glass and the wine well before serving.
- Pour the creme de cassis into the glass.
- Top up gently with the dry white wine and serve without stirring.
Garnish
Traditionally served without garnish.
What it tastes like
Fruit notes come forward and it is low in alcohol.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A stemmed wine glass. The big bowl leaves room for ice and fruit, and gives the aroma somewhere to gather.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Dry white wine
- A white with low residual sugar and live acidity. A sweet white turns the drink into syrup; failing that, a dry sparkling wine does the job.
The Story
A Burgundy aperitif of white wine and creme de cassis, it takes its name from Felix Kir, a post-war mayor of Dijon who did much to popularise it.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Kir mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a wine glass.
- How strong is a Kir?
- Roughly 12% ABV as served — right around a glass of wine — an aperitif or an early-evening drink.
- Can a Kir be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Kir hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
The main ingredient here is also a dream symbol: Wine in a dream
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