Kir
Wine & Bubbles · Dry white wine
- Strength
- 12.4%
- Std. drinks
- 0.70
- Calories
- 94
- Sugar
- 4.5 g
- 2 tspCrème de cassis10 ml
- 3 ozDry white wine90 ml
The ratio · 1 : 9
Highlighted: not in the Mimosa.
Head to head
Kir and Mimosa side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Kir has crème de cassis and dry white wine, the Mimosa orange juice and sparkling wine. In parts, a Kir is 1 cassis and 9 wine; a Mimosa is 1 orange and 1 bubbles. By volume, the Kir is 90% mixer and juice and 10% liqueur; the Mimosa is 100% mixer and juice. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Kir is the stronger drink in the glass (12.4% ABV against 6.0%) and holds more alcohol (0.70 standard drinks against 0.51). Calories are close (about 94 and 91), but the Mimosa has more sugar (7.5 g against 4.5 g). Both are built; the Kir is served in a wine glass, the Mimosa in a flute.
Wine & Bubbles · Dry white wine
The ratio · 1 : 9
Highlighted: not in the Mimosa.
Wine & Bubbles · Sparkling wine
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Kir.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.