Our 100% Breton cocktail recipes!

 Kir Breton (a must)

The classic cocktail par excellence.

Ingredients:

- 2 cl crème de cassis or another syrup (blackberry, raspberry...)

- 10 cl brut Breton cider

To make:

Pour the crème de cassis into a flute or stemmed glass.

Top up with the chilled cider.

Serve immediately, without stirring.

Tip: You can personalise your Kir Breton by using a raspberry or apple cream to vary the flavours while staying local. Serve it with a few buckwheat pancakes as an appetiser for a complete Breton touch. ?

Pomme Royale

A Breton variation on the Kir Royal.

Ingredients:

- 2 cl Calvados or apple liqueur

- 10 cl brut cider or Breton champagne (if available)

To make:

Pour the Calvados into a flute.

Add the cider or Breton champagne.

Serve chilled.

Breizh Amer

A simple, slightly bitter aperitif.

Ingredients :

- 2 cl Brittany Pommeau

- 6 cl of brut cider

- A touch of Breton bitter (or Amer-Bitter type)

To make:

Pour the Pommeau into a glass.

Add a touch of bitters, then top up with the chilled cider. 

Stir gently and serve with a slice of apple to garnish.

The godinette

A cocktail made with lambig, muscadet and strawberry liqueur.

Ingredients (for 10 people):

- 50 cl cider brandy (lambig) 

- 375 cl Muscadet 

- 10 cl strawberry liqueur 

- 500 g strawberries (from Plougastel)

- 500 g raspberries 

- 500 g sugar

Preparation:

 Place the strawberries and raspberries, cut into pieces, in a bowl. 

Add the lambig and sugar and mix.

 Leave to rest in the fridge for 24 hours, then add the Muscadet and strawberry liqueur before serving.

Breizh Tonic

A simple, refined cocktail that combines Breton gin with the freshness of tonic.

Ingredients (for 1 glass):

- 4 cl Breton gin (such as Glann Ar Mor or Distillerie de l'Île)

- 10 cl tonic water

- 2 cl homemade apple juice

- Ice cubes

- 1 slice of apple and a few pink berries for decoration

To make:

• 1. Pour the gin and apple juice into a glass filled with ice cubes.
• 2. Top up with the tonic water and stir gently.
• 3. Garnish with a slice of apple and a few pink berries.

Marine Blue

A colourful, iodised cocktail, a tribute to the coast of Brittany.

Ingredients (for 1 glass) :

- 4 cl Chouchen (Breton mead)

- 2 cl blue curaçao

- 10 cl homemade lemonade or sparkling water

- 1 cl lemon juice

- Ice cubes

- A pinch of sea salt for an original touch

To make:

• In a shaker filled with ice cubes, mix the Chouchen, blue curaçao and lemon juice.
• Shake vigorously and pour into a glass filled with ice cubes.
• Top up with lemonade or sparkling water.
• Sprinkle lightly with sea salt for an iodised effect.

Breizh Sunrise

A fruity, tangy mocktail reminiscent of a Breton sunset.

Ingredients (for 1 glass) :

- 10 cl homemade apple juice

- 5 cl blackcurrant juice or blackberry syrup

- 3 cl lemon juice

- 5cl sparkling water or homemade lemonade

- Ice cubes

- A few mint leaves and red fruit for decoration

Preparation:

• Fill a glass with ice cubes.
• Pour the apple juice and lemon juice into the glass and stir gently.
• Gently add the blackcurrant juice or blackberry syrup to create a gradation of colours.
• Top up with sparkling water or lemonade for the final touch.
• Garnish with mint leaves and a few red fruits.