Kir

Kir is a cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liquor) topped up with white wine. Originally the wine was of aligoté, a lesser white grape of Burgundy, and a white Burgundy (which is usually chardonnay-based), such as Chablis, is often preferred. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (556x1090, 360 KB) Summary Kir, an apéritif made with white wine and crème de cassis en:Kir Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kir Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (556x1090, 360 KB) Summary Kir, an apéritif made with white wine and crème de cassis en:Kir Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kir Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... A cocktail. ... Binomial name Ribes nigrum L. The blackcurrant is a temperate shrub which produces small edible berries with a high natural vitamin C content, which are very dark purple/blue in colour—almost black—hence the name. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ... Aligoté is a white grape used to make white wines in the Burgundy region of France. ... Chardonnay vineyards in the south of the Côte de Beaune surrounding the town of Meursault. ... Chardonnay vines in Burgundy Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine. ... The Chablis wine region is the northernmost sector of Burgundy, France, and also the name of a town located there. ...

It is named after Félix Kir (1876 - 1968), mayor of Dijon in Burgundy, who as a pioneer of the twinning movement in the aftermath of the Second World War popularized the drink by offering it at receptions to visiting delegations. Besides treating his international guests well, he was also promoting two vital economic products of the region. 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Location within France Street in the centre of Dijon Arc de triomphe known as the Porte Guillaume, on Place Darcy in the centre of Dijon Dijon and suburbs Dijon ( (help· info)) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the unrelated concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Following the commercial development of crème de cassis in 1841 the cocktail became a popular regional café drink under the name of blanc-cass, but has since become inextricably linked internationally with the name of Mayor Kir. take you to calendar). ...

Besides the basic kir, a number of variations exist:

• Kir Royale - made with champagne or sparkling wine
• Cardinal - made with red wine instead of white
• Kir Imperial - made with raspberry liqueur instead of cassis, and champagne
• Kir Normand - made with Normandy cider instead of wine.
• Kir Breton - made with cider from Brittany instead of wine.
• Cidre Royal - made with cider instead of wine, with a measure of calvados added.

Young American bartenders are increasingly (and mistakenly) using Chambord when one orders a Kir Royale, so it is important to specify that you want it with crème de cassis. The Kir Royale is a sparkling cocktail only containing two ingredients: Sparkling wine, Cava or Champagne mixed with Crème de Cassis, which is a blackcurrant liqueur, at an approximate ratio of 5:1. ... Binomial name Rubus idaeus L. The Raspberry or Red Raspberry, (Rubus idaeus) is a plant that produces a tart, sweet, red composite fruit in late summer or early autumn. ... A liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavoured with fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, roots, plants, barks, and sometimes cream. ... Normandy Invasion]] or Operation Overlord that began on June 6, 1944, which today is also known as D-Day. ... A pint of cider. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical kingdom, duchy and French province, as well as one of the Celtic Nations . ... Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Lower Normandy. ... Binomial name Ribes nigrum L. The blackcurrant is a temperate shrub which produces small edible berries with a high natural vitamin C content, which are very dark purple/blue in colour—almost black—hence the name. ...