{"id":8291,"date":"2011-12-27T21:05:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=8291"},"modified":"2013-02-06T11:49:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T10:49:38","slug":"kir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=8291","title":{"rendered":"Kir"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever been furious because the new white wine you had bought proved more than disappointing? Have you ever been offered a bottle of a hardly enjoyable white wine and didn’t feel like cooking with it? If you have answered “yes” to either of these questions and still don’t know “kir”, it’s high time you got introduced to this wine-rescuing cocktail. It might also come handy if you organise a New Year’s Eve party and look for a cheap and simple crowd-pleasing drink.<\/p>\n

The traditional kir is composed of chilled white wine and cr\u00e8me de cassis (a thick black currant liqueur produced in Dijon). At the beginning called “blanc-cassis” (white-black currant), the cocktail inherited its present name from F\u00e9lix Kir, a Dijon mayor who made it popular after the Second World War, promoting two regional products: cr\u00e8me de cassis and bourgogne aligot\u00e9 (one of the cheapest Burgundy white wines made mainly with aligot\u00e9 grapes). Initially the cocktail contained as much as 1\/3 cr\u00e8me de cassis to tame down the high acidity bourgogne aligot\u00e9 had at the time. With time the aligot\u00e9 quality changed, other white wines started to be used and the ratio was modified. Now, unless you precise otherwise, in France you will usually be served a kir containing 1\/5 of cr\u00e8me de cassis.<\/p>\n

One of the most popular light drinks in France, kir is typically preferred by women and often drunk as an aperitif. You can order it in every caf\u00e9 there, in most caf\u00e9s in my Swiss city and I know it’s becoming more and more popular all around the world. I never drink it when I see good white wines on the menu, but it’s very convenient whenever I feel like having a glass of chilled wine, but know that the place serves wines I could only call drinkable (unfortunately a frequent situation in my city). Of course if a wine is corked or rotten in any other way, no amount of cr\u00e8me de cassis can save it!<\/p>\n

Apart from the blackcurrant liqueur, many caf\u00e9s and bars now offer also blackberry, peach, raspberry or even violet kir, but for me the classic version is unbeatable. There are some other versions of kir, the most famous being Kir Royal prepared with champagne.<\/p>\n

TIP: The kir you see above has been made according to the usual ratio. If, like me, you don’t like sweetish drinks, try putting only 1\/10 cr\u00e8me de cassis.<\/p>\n

WARNING: Do not attempt to make or buy this cocktail with a good wine or champagne! It’s a waste of money or\/and lack of respect towards a wine maker and his or her hard work.<\/p>\n

Special equipment: a tall glass or a white wine glass<\/em><\/p>\n

Preparation: 3 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients (serves one):<\/em><\/p>\n

10 cl chilled white wine<\/em><\/p>\n

1-2 cl cr\u00e8me de cassis (black currant liqueur)<\/em><\/p>\n

Pour cr\u00e8me de cassis into a tall glass.<\/p>\n

Top up with white wine.<\/p>\n

Serve.<\/p>\n

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