Kir (cocktail)
IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Wine cocktail |
Base spirit | |
Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
Standard drinkware | Wine glass (white) |
IBA specified ingredients† |
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Preparation | Add the crème de cassis to the bottom of the glass, then top up with wine. |
Commonly served | Before Dinner |
Notes | A recipe can be found at the International Bartenders Association website. |
† Kir recipe at International Bartenders Association |
The Kir is a French cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine.
In
It used to be called blanc-cassis, but it is now named after
Following the commercial development of crème de cassis in 1841, the cocktail became a popular regional café drink, but has since become inextricably linked internationally with the name of Mayor Kir. When ordering a Kir, waiters in France sometimes ask whether the customer wants it made with crème de cassis, de mûre (blackberry), de pêche (peach), or framboise (raspberry).
The International Bartenders Association gives a recipe using 1/10 crème de cassis, but French sources typically specify more; 19th-century recipes for blanc-cassis recommended 1/3 crème de cassis, which modern tastes find cloyingly sweet, and modern sources typically say about 1/5. Replacing the crème de cassis with blackcurrant syrup is discouraged.[3]
Variations
Besides the basic Kir, a number of variations exist:[4]
- Cidre royal – made with cider instead of wine, with a measure of calvadosadded
- 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 raspberry liqueur (such as Chambord) instead of cassis, and champagne
- Kir Normand – made with Normandy cider 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
- Champagne
- Pink Russian – made with milk instead of wine
- Tarantino – made with lager or light ale ("kir-beer")
References
- ^ "Aligote, Burgundy's Other White Wine". VinePair. 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- ^ Rolland, J. L. (2004). The Cook's Essential Kitchen Dictionary. Robert Rose Inc.
- ^ e.g. Cuisine Collection
- ^ "Kir and Kir Royale cocktail". www.diffordsguide.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.