Blackberry Kir Royale

Feel like royalty while sipping this bubbly blackberry apéritif.

Any “cheaper” (must be drinkable by itself) dry sparkling wines will do for Kir Royal; In France, Cassis come from Burgundy, if yu can find a sparkling wine from that region, the fit would be perfect. I would go with a...

Looking for the best sparkler for a kir royale. Unfortunately, it can’t be a cava or a prosecco (which is what I usually use) for reasons that are too silly to go into. I’m actually looking for a French non-champagne...

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A classic French apéritif, the Kir is simply crème de cassis liqueur and wine.

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I always thought that kir must be made with creme de cassis. I was sitting at the bar in one of the most upmarket restaurants in my area and saw them making kir royale with chambord? Is that kosher?

You mentioned Kermit, Premier Cru, Amphora, as places to get Bourgogne — but they are local only to those of us in the SF area! There’s a similar drink in which Champagne (or sparkling wine) is used as the base....

Libations that feature crème de cassis.

Yes, kir! (or kir royale

Cafe Des Artistes can be nice for this...I usually go to their bar post Lincoln Center for the perfect Kir Royale.