It has been a while since I have had a ‘legitimate’ trivia question. Part of the reason is that there are other blogs out there (Talk-a-Vino and Vino in Love come to mind) that have incredibly imaginative and difficult quizzes and I have felt that it was impossible to keep up! Yes, the drunken cyclist was feeling inadequate. Go ahead and judge–I know where all three of my readers live! I have decided to get back in the game this week. Both Talk-a-Vino and Vino in Love will likely nail the answer to these questions within moments, but we all know they are heavy hitters and the rest of us are just hoping to grab third place.
I forget where I was or what I was doing this week when I heard the expression: ‘It’s beer o’clock.’ That reminded me of when I was working for the bike touring company in Paris, we would have ‘Kir o’clock’. Being that it was in France, the only real stipulation was that Kir o’clock had to occur sometime after noon.
Or at least close to noon.
I miss Kir o’clock.
So my questions:
- What is a traditional Kir?
- Where did Kirs originate?
- Where does the name come from?
- What is a Kir Royale and/or a Kir Impériale?
That’s it.
the drunken cyclist 
Pretty sure it’s from France and is Creme de cassis and white wine. If i had to guess I’d say it’s frm burgundy? Kir Royale uses champagne. No idea what Imperiale is.
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Thanks for playing! Answer Wednesday!
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Here we go 🙂
1. tradtional Kir is Creme de Cassis mixed with white wine from Burgundy.
2. Kir originated in Burgundy, France
3. The name Kir comes from a former mayor from Dijon.
4. Kir Royale is made with Creme de Cassis and and Champagne
5. Kir Imperiale is similar to Kir Royale but instead of using creme de casis, the Kir Imperiale uses a raspberry creme. The wine to mix the drink is again Champagne
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Oooh, you’re goooood.
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There is nothing I can say here : )
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It can’t be from a lack of knowledge!
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but why, you already got a full (and correct : ) ) answer from VinoinLove, so there is nothing else I can say here.
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I learn from your trivia 🙂
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Made my day!
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😀 I look forward to your writing and posts, it’s such good stuff, fun stuff!
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There you go again saying the sweetest things!
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