TIP OF THE DAY: Improving Bad Bubbly With A Kir
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Photo of sparkling wine by Diana Myrndorff |
If you open a bottle of sparkling wine and find it’s not to your liking, there’s no need to drink bitter or too-dry bubbly. Add a bit of crème de cassis—blackcurrant liqueur—to create the luscious drink known as Kir Royale. Pour an inch of the liqueur into a flute or other wine glass, then add the sparkling wine. White wine with crème de cassis makes a regular Kir, so use this recipe to turn any still or sparkling white wine into a festive party drink. The drink was named after Félix Kir (1876-1968), a mayor of the city of Dijon in Burgundy (the same city of mustard fame). As an apéritif, he added a splash of cassis to Aligote, a local white wine. The “Kir,” as it was known, became very popular and led to the Kir Royale, substituting Champagne for still wine. A further evolution led to: |
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