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The Kir Royal is a bubbly beautiful sweet aperitif you can easily concoct yourself.
In France it's common to have an aperitif, or 'apero' as the French term it, in the late afternoon or prior to dinner. When guests arrive you offer them an apero as they sit about your front room chatting, and they drink this until it's time to move to the table and have the several course meal. Or, you meet your friends in the late afternoon or prior to dinner at a cafe or bar in Paris, and you sit about on the terrace drinking your aperos and chatting. The Kir is a traditional apero drink in France, but it is also often drunk at any time of the day from lunch and onward. It is sweet and light, and perfect on a hot summer's day. It's made with white wine, specifically an Aligote from Bourgogne, or with champagne. The wine or champagne are mixed with a berry liqueur of certain flavors, and voila: you have your Kir.
The regular white wine version is called just a 'Kir' in French. But, if you make it with champagne then it's called a "Kir Royal". I personally prefer the Kir Royal, as not only does it taste a notch up but it has pretty trails of red-bubbles that sparkle in the setting sun; perfect for an afternoon drink on a Paris terrace. Here is how you make it:
Take your berry liqueur in a cup, and then pour the white wine or champagne over it. You can use Creme de Cassis (Blackcurrent liqueur), or Creme de Mures (blackberry liqueur), or Cerise a l'eau-de-vie (Cherry liqueur). The champagne should be a good quality one, or use a white wine, specifically an Aligote from Bourgogne. If you can't get an Aligote or champagne, then any dry white wine will work, such as Chardonnay.
Take your berry liqueur in a cup, and then pour the white wine or champagne over it. You can use Creme de Cassis (Blackcurrent liqueur), or Creme de Mures (blackberry liqueur), or Cerise a l'eau-de-vie (Cherry liqueur). The champagne should be a good quality one, or use a white wine, specifically an Aligote from Bourgogne. If you can't get an Aligote or champagne, then any dry white wine will work, such as Chardonnay.
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