Full Review

Citadelle

Citadelle
Rouge Gin

Category: Flavored Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 41.7%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$34

Citadelle
Rouge Gin

Category: Flavored Gin

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 41.7%
Brilliant clear color. Candied, clean, citrusy, herbal, sweet aromas of juniper, pine sap, candied orange peels, spearmint, and natural strawberry with a tannic, crisp, fruity sweet medium body and a warming, interesting, relaxed pink starburst, candied strawberry, bubble gum, and grapefruit soda finish. Candied fruit forward gin that highlights red berries and would compliment any refreshing citrus focused cocktail.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: juniper, pine sap, candied orange peels, spearmint, and natural strawberry
Taste Flavor: pink starburst, candied strawberry, bubble gum, and grapefruit soda
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Gin Martini, Gimlet, French 75
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Candied fruit forward gin that highlights red berries and would compliment any refreshing citrus focused cocktail.

The Producer

Maison Ferrand

The Producer
500 Victory Rd Suite 400
Quincy, MA 02171
USA

Their Portfolio

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Flavored Gin

Spirits Glass Rock Clear.jpg
Serve in a Rocks Glass
All gins are flavored, however Flavored Gin is a white spirit that is flavored with juniper berries and so-called botanicals (a varied assortment of herbs and spices) and additional fruit or floral flavors or essences. The spirit base of Gin is primarily grain (usually wheat or rye), which results in a light-bodied spirit.

The chief flavoring agent in Gin is the highly aromatic blue-green berry of the juniper, a low-slung evergreen bush (genus Juniperus) that is commercially grown in northern Italy, Croatia, the United States and Canada. Additional botanicals can include anise, angelica root, cinnamon, orange peel, coriander, and cassia bark. All Gin makers have their own secret combination of botanicals, the number of which can range from as few as four to as many as 15.