Black Flannel Academy

Kir

Blackcurrant ยท Boozy ยท Liqueur ยท Spirit-forward ยท Wine
Kir cocktail photograph
Photo: Kir cocktail.jpg โ€” Stuart Webster from Southampton, England ยท CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; photo remains under its stated license.

A small cassis dose adds blackcurrant flavor and sweetness to dry white wine; the wine still defines the body.

IBA published specification ยท 1 reference serve.

Glassware

Wine glass

Technique

Build

Ice

None

Garnish

None specified

Preparation effort

Low

Ingredients & measurements

Ingredient mL US fl oz Source measure / qualification
Dry White Wine 90 3.04 90 ml Dry White Wine
Creฬ€me de Cassis 10 0.34 10 ml Creฬ€me de Cassis

Converted equivalents are rounded for display; use one measurement system consistently. Dashes, spoonfuls, fruit counts and unspecified top-ups remain source measures. A blank equivalent does not mean zero.

How to make it

Add cassis to the glass and gently incorporate chilled dry white wine.

Glass: Wine glass. Ice: None. Garnish: None specified.

Flavor & balance

  • Boozy (Spirit-Forward) (dominant): Little nonalcoholic lengthening leaves the spirit or fortified ingredients prominent after chilling and dilution.
  • Sweet (supporting): Sweeteners, fruit or sweetened modifiers round the attack and add weight; product sugar varies.

Dry vermouth or a dry style name describes low sweetness, not proven astringency. These flavor expectations are based on recipe structure, not measured tasting scores. Actual products, ice and dilution will change the result.

Preparation & batching

Service complexity: low. Batchability: premix with dilution trial.

  • Measure and label the chosen product specification; chill appropriate glassware.

Finish chilling, dilution and garnish at service. Trial the actual serving method before approving a batch. Workload is an editorial assessment; no labor timing or storage validation is claimed.

Spirit & ingredient choices

Style Role Evidence level Qualification
S061 โ€” Fruit Liqueur supporting documented Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.

Recipe notes & variations

For a Black Flannel variation, change one component at a time and record the selected product, proof, sweetener concentration and dilution. Compare it with this reference before naming or publishing the variation.

Sources & further reading

  • International Bartenders Association โ€” checked 2026-09-18. Recipe identity and published ingredient specification; editorial sensory and workload assessments are not source tasting results.

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