Recipe Kir & Variations

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KIR
Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients
About 1 TB creme de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
Between 5-6oz dry white wine

Directions
1. Pour the creme de cassis into a standard wine glass

2. Top with wine

3. Enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of a woman I knew some years ago, when I was young and in my natural prime

Wikipedia lists these variants:


Cidre Royal - made with cider instead of wine, with a measure of calvados added

Communard, or Cardinal - made with red wine instead of white

Hibiscus Royal - made with sparkling wine, peach liqueur, raspberry liqueur, and an edible hibiscus flower

Kir Berrichon - from the Berry region of France. Made with red wine and blackberry liqueur (crème de mûre)

Kir Bianco - made with sweet white Vermouth instead of wine

Kir Breton - made with Breton cider instead of wine

Kir Impérial - made with raspberryliqueur (such as Chambord) instead of cassis, and champagne

Kir Normand - made with Normandycider instead of wine

Kir Pamplemousse - made with red grapefruit liqueur and sparkling white wine

Kir Pêche - made with peach liqueur

Kir Pétillant - made with sparkling wine

Kir Royal - made with Champagne

Pink Russian - made with milk instead of wine

Tarantino - made with lager or light ale ("kir-beer")

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