Kir / Kir Royal
Kir as well as Kir Royal are refreshing drinks served as Aperitifs. Kir is made with red currant liqueur and dry white wine, and as an exclusive version of Kir Royal with champagne. Of course you can cheat a bit and make Royal with champagne (a sect like Schlumberger). They are very popular for New Year's Eve because they are sweet and drinkable.
Preparation steps
- Kir: Pour Creme de Cassis into one wine glass, and lightly pour in the well-chilled white wine.
- Kir Royal: Pour Creme de Cassis into a tall champagne glass, and carefully add the champagne (sect) so that the ingredients do not mix completely, but remain darker at the bottom, so that when you drink it it becomes sweeter and sweeter.
- Children's version: Since children are also waiting for the new year, without being deprived, put apple juice for Kir instead of wine, and Sprite for Kir Royal instead of champagne. So our little ones will be happy too.
- Origin: Félix Kir (1876–1968), canon and mayor of Dijon (France), managed to create the official regional drink Blanc-Cassis with winegrowers from the region, which was served at receptions at the town hall, because the Côte d'Or is an important arable land. for black currant, the basic ingredient for Cassis. In the 1980s Kir spread beyond France, around the world and became a popular, almost mandatory New Year’s Eve Aperitif as Kir Royal.
