Citadelle Rouge

Citadelle Gin is triple-distilled in the Cognac region of France by producer Pierre Ferrand using wheat and spring water. Before being steeped in neutral alcohol, the master distiller selects the 19 botanicals that will complement the freshness of the juniper with tart, floral and exotic flavours. A work of fine balance, it allows the flavours and aromas to intermingle in a perfect harmony. Once the steeping is complete, the infusion is then distilled in small Charentais pot stills with an open flame. The slow distillation allows the distiller to precisely select the heart of the gin, whilst the relatively low swan's neck favours the concentration of essential oils; all of which contributing to the gin's aromatic quality.

It's rouge but it's not red. The idea behind Citadelle Rouge was to create something bursting with natural red fruit flavours but without colour or sweetness. It involves steeping fruits such as fresh cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, and rhubarb plus more usually gin botanicals including juniper, coriander, orange peel, cardamom, and cinnamon in alcohol before distillation. The result is something so fruity you'd swear it was red, but it isn't. This would be perfect in a Bramble cocktail.

Style

Flavoured Gin

Key Botanicals

19 different botanicals, juniper berries, almond, orris root, fennel, aniseed, grains of paradise, orange peel, cardamom, violet root, lemon peel, coriander seeds, cubeb berries, cassia bark, liquorice root, savory, nutmeg, angelica root, cumin & cinnamon. Additional botanicals include; cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, and rhubarb.

Tasting Notes

You can really taste the red fruit with flavours ranging from fresh raspberry to jam and sweetshop flavours mingling harmoniously with juniper, citrus and spices.

Perfect Serve

Really versatile, try with either Indian tonic, Elderflower or even Sicilean Lemon tonic garnished with your favourite berries.
Makes a really lovely Bramble or Clover Club cocktail too.