Camp Kir Royale
Cassis in the bottom of a cup, prosecco poured over it, dried raspberries on top.
- calories
- 220
- weight
- 6.5 oz
- cal / oz
- 34
- protein
- 0 g
- serves
- 1, scales
- prep
- 2 min
- cook
- 0 min
- total time
- 2 min
- water
- none
- cost
- $$
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Drink
- No cook
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Canoe / raft
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy free
- Nut free
- Eat in the bag
- Grab and go
- Needs a cooler
- Dump and stir
Ingredients
| Crème de cassis | 1 oz | decanted into a small screw-top bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Prosecco | 5 oz | a 187 ml split is one serving and travels better than a full bottle |
| Freeze-dried raspberries | 1 tbsp | fresh berries turn to jam in a pack |
Method
- Sink the prosecco split in the cooler or a cold creek for twenty minutes. Warm sparkling wine foams over the rim.
- Pour the cassis into the bottom of a cup or a titanium mug.
- Open the split away from anyone and pour the prosecco slowly down the side of the cup. Straight down the middle costs you half of it in foam.
- Drop the raspberries in and drink it while the bubbles are still there.
This is a two-ingredient cocktail, which is why it survives being made outdoors. The cassis goes in first for a reason: sparkling wine will not stir without losing its carbonation, so the pour has to do the mixing for you. Heavy syrup on the bottom, light wine on top, and the wine mixes itself on the way down.
The changes from the home version are about packaging. Splits instead of a 750, a decanted bottle instead of hauling the cassis, and freeze-dried raspberries instead of fresh ones you foraged that morning. The dried berries rehydrate in the glass over a couple of minutes and hold their shape better than fresh fruit that has been in a pack all day. Cold matters more than anything else here — this is flat and cloying at ambient temperature.
Packing
Cassis rides in a 2 oz leakproof bottle inside a zip bag. Splits are screw-cap or crown-cap; a corked bottle means carrying a corkscrew and drinking all of it. Pack the empty glass out.
Variations
- Skip the cassis and use a spoonful of blackcurrant or blackberry jam stirred into the bottom of the cup. It dissolves slower but weighs less than a bottle.
- Sparkling cider in place of the prosecco makes it alcohol-free and shelf-stable until the day you drink it.
https://hedgecombers.com/kir-royale-cocktail-recipe-with-prosecco