My niece Kerri came for a visit with her good friend Jackie and we were afraid that we had two teetotalers on our hands! Little did Patrick and I know that those two girls were going to keep right up with us, drink for drink! One of my favorite drinks is a Kir Royal. When my cousin Lisa came to Paris for a visit and we were at a restaurant not far from Beaubourg, I ordered one for her. Afterwards the waiter asked if we were going to have wine with dinner. Before I could say anything, Lisa lifted up her almost empty glass and said, “I’ll have a bottle of this!”
A Kir Royal is very easy to make. You take a champagne or a flute glass and fill the bottom with a tiny amount of Crème de Cassis which is a black currant cream liqueur. Pour about a tablespoon of cassis, a little more or less depending on the size of your glass and your taste, and then fill the glass with Champagne and serve! What could be easier?! (The color should be a light pink; if it’s a lot darker, you poured in too much cassis.) You can also make a plain Kir with white wine instead of Champagne, but it’s no longer royal. (Of course!)
Maya Muses: This is probably one time when I should refrain from talking about a land of illusions! Bottoms Up! Cheers! Cin-Cin! Salute! Salud! Proost! Skål! Santé! Etc.
Photo Credits: Personal Collection and Flickr
13 responses so far ↓
1 Kerri // May 16, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I look like I’d already had a few in that photo!!! I must’ve been worn out from a hard day at the beach.
2 Lynn // May 16, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I think when that photo was taken, you did already have a few! (I’m teasing!!!)
3 Mia // May 16, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Love Kir Royal too…But it was a really long time since I drank it!
Have to test it again…A good drink in the summer too…On the balcony, a hot summer evening here in Sweden….Maybe we can drink it in Madrid if we meet….on my favorite bar?
4 Lynn // May 18, 2008 at 6:38 am
Mia, that would be great! I’m still not sure I’ll go, but it’s definitely something I would love to do and keeping it in my plans!
5 Tina // May 19, 2008 at 9:28 am
Ahh Mia is probably talking about “En Buscar Del Tiempo” yeah funny name…
kisses
Tina
6 Lynn // May 20, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I’m always looking for time! It just slips through my fingers, but at a bar you just say who cares!
7 Tina // May 21, 2008 at 6:23 pm
funny thing I told Freddie my friend about the name of this bar and he said “Wait you can never find time!”
happy hour is good there!!
8 Mia // May 27, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Lynn!
You just have to make time….
It passes by so quickly….I am flexible….you just tell me when and where…anytime,anywhere….
Kir Royal are waiting…..
9 Lynn // May 27, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Mia, you’re right! I just have to make time. Perhaps in Madrid we’ll drink a Kir Royal with Tina and Vivi….and France. I spoke to her yesterday and she remembers the three of you very well.
10 Mia // May 28, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Wow!
Is it a promise?
I liked France the minute I met her…
Sorry,I didn’t had the chance to talk to her more…I guess she enjoyed talking French with Vivi, and the time just flew!
i wonder if she remembers my hubby too?
He gave her friend his seat ticket the second night on the Innocence concert…
He will be coming too…
See you in Madrid then!
I buy you a drink!
11 Tina // May 28, 2008 at 8:08 pm
omg if there were smilies on here i would choose a blushing one..
12 Lynn // May 29, 2008 at 5:31 am
Mia, I can’t promise I’ll make it to Madrid in September, but I’ll try my best! I am hoping to go for Ger’s concert; that’s what France and I were talking about! I’ll do my best! It would be great fun!
Tina, I’ll have to add smilies for you! Lol.
13 Mia // Jun 1, 2008 at 12:19 pm
OK!
That is the only thing you can do!
Do your best and let life do the rest!
Qué sera,sera….what will be will be…
It would be great fun!
We are there the whole concert week….
Fingers crossed that you will be able to come on one!
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