description Citadelle Reserve Gin Overview
Citadelle Reserve Gin is a French gin distinguished by its barrel aging process. It’s crafted using copper pot stills and finished in oak barrels that previously held cognac. This imparts delicate flavors of vanilla and spice to the spirit. The gin is appreciated by those seeking complex, nuanced gins with a sophisticated taste profile, particularly connoisseurs of both gin and cognac.
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Where is Citadelle Reserve Gin produced?
Citadelle Gin is produced by Maison Ferrand in Cognac, France, the same company behind Pierre Ferrand cognac and Plantation rum. The gin is distilled in copper pot stills at the Château de Bonbonnet facility in the Cognac region.
How is Citadelle Reserve different from standard Citadelle gin?
Citadelle Reserve is aged in oak barrels that previously held cognac, adding subtle notes of vanilla, spice, and wood to the gin's botanical profile. The standard Citadelle gin is unaged, presenting a cleaner and more purely botanical-forward character.
How many botanicals are used in Citadelle Gin?
Citadelle uses 19 botanicals in its recipe, including juniper, coriander, citrus peel, star anise, and cassia. The botanicals are individually macerated in the neutral spirit before distillation in copper pot stills.
How should Citadelle Reserve Gin be served?
Citadelle Reserve works well in cocktails that highlight its oak-aged character, such as a Negroni or an Old Fashioned-style gin drink. It can also be sipped neat or over a single ice cube to appreciate the cognac-barrel influence.
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