Kir Breton - help!

When we got engaged in Brittany recently, I drank (quite a lot of!) the region%26#39;s popular Kir Breton.

Can anyone suggest which make of cider goes into it, as I am trying to source the exact liquer so that I can have it as my arrival drink for our wedding!

I have a feeling it is Cassis and Pear Cider...?

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The original Kir was made with Crème de Cassis and Bourgogne Aligoté wine (a very dry white).

Having not previously hear of the Brittany variety, I should assume that crème de Cassis and Cider is a safe bet as to core ingredients. Whether the cider is Pear or Apple would be difficult for me to say but Apple Cider probably has a larger following of drinkers.

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According to Wikipedia, any Breton cider will do. Failing that, use Normandy Cider, and have a Kir Normand instead!!

CIDER is made with apples. PERRY is made with pears, hope that helps a bit!! (and IMO probably a sparkling cider will be better)

Perhaps you could find your favourite west-country cider and try that??

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Congratulations on your engagement - I found a couple of sites suggesting kir normand has calvados as well as cider so you may need a couple more holidays to investigate all the options ;-)

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I think it is a pretty recent invention, not having noticed it on any menu until a year or so ago. I haven%26#39;t been to Brittany for a few years but it has certainly spread to creperies in other parts of France. So if you get hold of decent local cider and a bottle od cassis try Kir Devon.

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Thanks for the advice! A couple of good ideas for us to think on!

Have discovered is Kerisac cider which I think I can source in the UK, which is handy!

Thanks again.

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If this may help, pear cider is called %26quot;poiré%26quot; in France. But it is made in Normandy, not in Brittany. Kir Breton is made with cider (apple cider, preferably the dry sort) and crème de cassis.

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