Kir (cocktail), the Glossary
The Kir is a French cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) topped up with white wine.[1]
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31 relations: Apéritif and digestif, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Bourgogne Aligoté AOC, Brittany, Burgundy, Burgundy wine, Calvados, Chablis wine, Chambord (liqueur), Champagne, Chardonnay, Cider, Cocktail, Crème de cassis, Dijon, Félix Kir, France, German Army (1935–1945), International Bartenders Association, Kir royal, Normandy, Peach, Raspberry, Red wine, Sister city, Sparkling wine, Vermouth, White wine, Wine, World War II.
- Cocktails with liqueur
- Cocktails with wine
- Two-ingredient cocktails
Apéritif and digestif
Apéritifs and digestifs are drinks, typically alcoholic, that are normally served before (apéritif) or after (digestif) a meal respectively.
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Blackberry
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus.
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Blackcurrant
The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum), also known as black currant or cassis, is a deciduous shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its edible berries.
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Bourgogne Aligoté AOC
Bourgogne Aligoté is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for white wine produced from the Aligoté grape variety in the region of Burgundy in France.
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Brittany
Brittany (Bretagne,; Breizh,; Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.
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Burgundy
Burgundy (Bourgogne; Burgundian: bourguignon) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France.
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Burgundy wine
Burgundy wine (Bourgogne or vin de Bourgogne) is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône.
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Calvados
Calvados is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears.
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Chablis wine
Chablis is the northernmost Appellation d'origine contrôlée of the Burgundy region in France.
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Chambord (liqueur)
Chambord is a 16.5% abv raspberry liqueur modelled after a liqueur produced in the Loire Valley of France during the late 17th century.
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Champagne
Champagne is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, specific grape-pressing methods and secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to cause carbonation.
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine.
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Cider
Cider is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples.
Cocktail
A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic.
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Crème de cassis
Crème de cassis (also known as Cassis liqueur) is a sweet, dark red liqueur made from blackcurrants.
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Dijon
Dijon is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Félix Kir
Canon Félix Kir (22 January 1876 - 26 April 1968) was a French Catholic priest, resistance fighter and politician.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
German Army (1935–1945)
The German Army (Heer) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946.
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International Bartenders Association
The International Bartenders Association (IBA) is an international organisation established in order to represent the most skilled bartenders in the world, it was founded on 24 February 1951.
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Kir royal
The Kir royal is a French cocktail, a variation on the Kir. Kir (cocktail) and Kir royal are cocktails with liqueur.
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Normandy
Normandy (Normandie; Normaundie, Nouormandie; from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
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Peach
The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China.
Raspberry
The raspberry is the edible fruit of several plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus.
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Red wine
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
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Sparkling wine
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy.
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Vermouth
Vermouth is an aromatized fortified wine, flavoured with various botanicals (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) and sometimes colored.
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White wine
White wine is a wine that is fermented without skin contact.
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Wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Cocktails with liqueur
- Alabama slammer
- Amaretto sour
- Anise drinks
- Aviation (cocktail)
- Backdraft (drink)
- Barracuda (cocktail)
- Bijou (cocktail)
- Black nail
- Blueberry tea
- Bramble (cocktail)
- Brown Bomber (cocktail)
- Carrot cake (cocktail)
- Casino (cocktail)
- Cement mixer (drink)
- Chimayó cocktail
- Chocolate Cake (cocktail)
- Don Alfredo (cocktail)
- French Connection (cocktail)
- Godfather (cocktail)
- Grasshopper (cocktail)
- Harvey Wallbanger
- Illegal (cocktail)
- Jägerbomb
- June bug (cocktail)
- Kir (cocktail)
- Kir royal
- Malecon (cocktail)
- Modernista (cocktail)
- Naked and famous (cocktail)
- Oatmeal cookie (cocktail)
- Old Etonian (cocktail)
- Picon Punch
- Pink Squirrel
- Polar bear (cocktail)
- Quick fuck (cocktail)
- Revelation (cocktail)
- Ritz Fizz
- Russian spring punch
- Rusty nail (cocktail)
- Sherry cobbler
- Slippery nipple
- Snowball (cocktail)
- Stinger (cocktail)
- Takumi's aviation
- Tipperary (cocktail)
- Vieux Carré (cocktail)
- Whynatte Bomb
- Yellow bird (cocktail)
Cocktails with wine
- Agua de Sevilla
- Aigua de València
- Black velvet (cocktail)
- Borgoña (drink)
- Buckfast Tonic Wine
- Byrrh
- Calimocho
- Caribou (drink)
- Chicago cocktail
- Claret cup (drink)
- Eierpunsch
- Kir (cocktail)
- Malecon (cocktail)
- May wine
- Mulled wine
- Negus (drink)
- New York sour
- Old Etonian (cocktail)
- Pirlo (aperitivo)
- Porto flip
- Rebujito
- Sangria
- Scotsmac
- Sherry cobbler
- Smoking bishop
- Spritzer
- Terremoto (drink)
- Tinto de verano
- Whisky Mac
- White Cargo (cocktail)
- Wine cocktail
- Wine coolers
- Zurracapote
Two-ingredient cocktails
- 7 and 7
- Bellini (cocktail)
- Black Russian
- Black and tan
- Black nail
- Black velvet (cocktail)
- Boilermaker (beer cocktail)
- Colombia (cocktail)
- Dark 'n' stormy
- Egg in beer
- Farnell (cocktail)
- Fernet con coca
- French Connection (cocktail)
- Gimlet (cocktail)
- Gin and tonic
- Godfather (cocktail)
- Greyhound (cocktail)
- Hennchata
- Highball
- Incredible Hulk (cocktail)
- Jägerbomb
- Kir (cocktail)
- Lonkero
- Lumumba (drink)
- Mimosa (cocktail)
- Queen Mary (cocktail)
- Rusty nail (cocktail)
- Sake bomb
- Scotch and soda
- Screwdriver (cocktail)
- Shandy
- Snakebite (drink)
- Somaek
- Stinger (cocktail)
- U-boot (cocktail)
- White Cargo (cocktail)
- Yorsh
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kir_(cocktail)
Also known as Blanc-cassis, Kir Breton.