Citadelle Gin Rouge options crimson fruits in its gin invoice, however don’t get too excited: Regardless of the title, the gin is crystal clear. Solely the label is crimson.
This new launch is described as “a real celebration of the French custom of distilling seasonal fruits” and it incorporates a bevy of crimson fruits — all pure, no extracts — within the combine: Cranberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackcurrant, and rhubarb all seem alongside the standard 19 base botanicals in Citadelle Unique.
Why crimson fruit? Right here’s among the backstory:
Everybody is aware of the ability of a sensory reminiscence: that second after we encounter a perfume that takes us again in time. Alexandre Gabriel, the creator of Citadelle Gin, was reminded of his childhood when he smelled the steam from his spouse’s berry and rhubarb jam. He remembered how his grandmother used to make preserves with fruit from the orchards close to their farmhouse. As is so usually the case with Alexandre, a reminiscence sparks an concept and shortly there’s a new style sensation to get pleasure from. With Citadelle Rouge, Alexandre explored the historic French strategy of distilling fruit, specializing in the authenticity of the contemporary fruits.
Citadelle Gin Rouge Overview
There’s completely no lacking the fruit right here. It’s clear and candy and unmistakable, although nostril vibrant with currants and blueberries foremost, giving the aroma a little bit of a creme de cassis character. It’s additionally surprisingly chocolatey, which solely provides to the feeling of sweetness — a gin that feels constructed extra for the bakery than the bar.
The palate hardly mixes issues up. Whereas the chew of piney juniper provides an natural contact, the fruit will merely not be ignored. Once more currants dominate, filtered by rose petals and a few citrus peel, the milk chocolate giving the late-game a contact of Christmas orange chocolate taste. Notes of vanilla give the end a form of strawberry custard high quality, although once more an fringe of juniper retains you in your toes.
Enjoyable stuff (very like Tanqueray Blackcurrant Royale) but it surely wants the appropriate drink to shine. An acceptable cocktail recipe follows.
83.4 proof.
A- / $30
Citadelle Rouge Bramble
2 oz Citadelle Gin Rouge
.5 oz crème de mure blackberry liqueur
1 oz contemporary lemon juice
2 bar spoons easy syrup
lemon wheel and blackberries, for garnish
Mix gin, lemon juice and easy syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake till well-chilled and pressure right into a rocks glass full of crushed ice. Slowly pour the crème de mure excessive of the drink. Garnish with a lemon wheel and blackberries.
Citadelle Gin Rouge
USD100
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