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The kir is a glass of dry white Burgundy, traditionally Aligoté, coloured purple with a measure of crème de cassis: the apéritif Dijon poured for visitors and exported everywhere; in France we have verified places to eat it in Dijon. Start with where to eat Kir in Dijon.
The kir is a glass of dry white Burgundy, traditionally Aligoté, coloured purple with a measure of crème de cassis: the apéritif Dijon poured for visitors and exported everywhere.
Crème de cassis was first made in Dijon in 1841 by Auguste-Denis Lagoute, who ran the Café des Mille Colonnes. Mixed with white wine it was drunk locally as blanc-cassis until Canon Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon from 1945 until his death in 1968, made a habit of serving it to delegations visiting the city, and the drink took his name. The classic version uses Aligoté, the region's sharp white grape; made with champagne it becomes a kir royal.
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Where to eat Kir in Dijon: the editor picks
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