CLASSIC · DRY WHITE WINE

Kir

Name: Kir
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 90 ml Dry White Wine; 10 ml Crème de Cassis

A beloved French apéritif born in Burgundy, the Kir combines crisp dry white wine with a splash of blackcurrant liqueur for an effortlessly elegant and refreshing drink.

Ingredients

Dry White Wine90 ml

Crème de Cassis10 ml

Glassware

wine

Chilled.

Flavor

Blackcurrant · Elderflower · Honey · Lemon

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Pour the Crème de Cassis into a chilled wine glass.
2
Top up with cold dry white wine.
3
Gently stir once to combine.
4
Serve immediately.

From the Bartender

The classic Kir uses a Burgundian Aligoté - its naturally high acidity and lean body make it the ideal foil for the sweetness of the cassis. Named after Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon, who popularized the drink after World War II.

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