You can see the cassis being added to the champagne |
Every Friday throughout the summer Mystery Playground is featuring book recommendations and matching drinks.
Today's feature comes from me and it's Cara Black's Murder Below Montparnasse and Kir Royale. I love Cara's books because I get to go to Paris in my head without the hassle or the cost of international travel, any time I want. Such a bonus.
In Murder Below Montparnasse private investigator Aimee Leduc loses her best friend, searches for a long-lost Modigliani portrait and runs straight into complications from an 80-year old Soviet secret. What better to drink with that than a Kir Royale.
Kir Royale
Champagne
Creme de Casis (blackberry liqueur from France)
Pour chilled champagne into a glass leaving some room at the top. Then add a dollup Creme de Cassis. There you go. Time to enjoy.
I love the settings in Cara's books. She makes you feel like you're really there. At Bouchercon 2012 she gave a hard covered copy of her latest book to every attendee. That's over 1,500 books. It was awesome.
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