A kir combines creme de cassis and white wine. The wine separates it from the kir royale which features champagne instead. I chose the recipe from The New York Bartender's Guide even though it uses far more cassis than is typical - probably obvious in the photo. I wouldn't do it that way if I were to make the drink again but my wife suggested it as a drink for helping to clear shelf space in the liquor cabinet. She ended up adding more ice to hers to water it down.
That's a great excuse for a drink, to create more space in the liquor cabinet :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! We came back from our most recent Quebec trip with a couple of unusual bottles. Making room was necessary.
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