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Breton or Celtic kirKir breton, the aperitif that sparkles with conviviality

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On the Pink Granite Coast, the Breton kir – or Celtic kir – is more than just an aperitif: it’s a joyous ritual celebrating taste and the sea. White wine is swapped for Breton cider spiked with a dash of crème de cassis or chouchen. Light, fruity and full of character, it’s a great way to share it with friends over local produce: oysters, buckwheat crisps, seafood rillettes… On a terrace facing the pink rocks, you can enjoy it in a simple, generous atmosphere.

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Make a kir Breizh style

Preparation for 1 glass

Ingredients

Brut Breton cider
1 cl crème de cassis
1 cl chouchen

How to make Breton kir or Celtic kir

Preparation time: 1 min per glass

1. Pour the crème de cassis into a champagne flute.
2. Top up the glass with the chilled brut cider.

Celtic kir option

Pour the chouchen between the crème de cassis and the brut cider.

Serve and enjoy these delicious Breton or Celtic kir to your heart’s content!

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Chouchen, Brittany’s liquid gold

Born from the combination of honey and apple juice, chouchen has a seductive golden colour and sweet, sunny notes. Heir to Celtic traditions, it is best enjoyed chilled, as an aperitif or after-dinner drink.
On the Pink Granite Coast, you’ll find it on the markets of Lannion, Tréguier and Perros-Guirec, with enthusiastic producers and in local cellars. Some reinvent it with buckwheat or age it in oak barrels.
A taste of authenticity, a touch of legend: chouchen is Brittany dripping away.

You will need

a champagne flute
a shaker if you prefer
one or more friends to toast with
learn to pronounce Yec’hed mat
a druid to teach you all about chouchen

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In the Trégor region, traditional Breton cider is enjoyed close to the orchards. Mild, brut or rosé, it expresses all the character of the land. You can find it at markets, in gourmet halls or on sale direct from the farm. A great way to meet the producers, with their golden bubbles, local know-how and 100% Côte de Granit Rose flavours.

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