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Kir Royale

Serves 1 | prep 5 mins | total time
Recipe: Kir Royale
Recipe photograph by Lauren Mclean

Kir Royale

Recipe by Abigail Spooner
Serves 1 | prep 5 mins | total time

Simple and sophisticated, this fruity French cocktail is the perfect start to a dinner party. It’s named after Félix Kir, a mayor in Burgundy who used to offer the drink at his soirées after World War II

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Abigail Spooner
Abi is our Junior Food Editor and can usually be found in the test kitchen, trialling recipes to ensure perfect results for our readers. An obsessive foodie with a sweet tooth, she is happiest when baking and is a firm believer that there is always room for dessert (preferably following a big bowl of pasta)
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp crème de cassis
  • Champagne or Prosecco
  • fresh or frozen blackberry, to serve
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  1. Ideally, place a Champagne flute in the freezer to chill for at least 30 minutes. Pour the crème de cassis into the bottom of the glass. Top up with well-chilled Champagne or Prosecco and drop in a fresh or frozen blackberry to serve.

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