In 1996, Grasp Blender Alexandre Gabriel unveiled Citadelle Gin, the primary handcrafted French gin. Since then, Gabriel has launched experimental and category-breaking gins like wood-aged Citadelle Réserve, fruit-infused Citadelle Jardin d’été, and unique restricted editions.
This yr, to mark the event of Citadelle’s twenty fifth anniversary, Alexandre and his staff have constructed a brand new gin distillery in Cognac. With this state-of-the-art artistic “software,” Alexandre says his creativeness is free to create much more avant-garde restricted editions and launched a extremely revolutionary restricted version: Citadelle Gin Juniper Décadence.
Juniper Décadence pays tribute to its terroir and to the juniper tree so expensive to the model; a big portion of the juniper berries utilized in its composition had been grown in Cognac, a brief distance from the distillery. Juniper Décadence can be an ode to the artwork of ageing. This time, his gin is aged in small juniper barrels.
Because the juniper is a modestly sized tree, its wooden just isn’t appropriate for making lengthy, curved staves, as it’s too arduous to bend. So particular small casks had been constructed with straight sides. These distinctive barrels have been toasted to intensify the vegetal, minty and barely smoky facet of juniper wooden. Maturation in these barrels enhances Citadelle’s authentic recipe, with its progressive infusion of 19 botanicals, and heightens its notes of candy orange peel, which meld splendidly with juniper’s vegetal and smoky aroma.
GSN’s Remarks: Vivid juniper nostril. Contemporary, close to creamy mouthfeel with vanilla and lemon prime notes. The piney juniper taste comes by on the midpoint with a hearty and welcoming greeting on the palate. Going deeper, there’s a contemporary minimize wooden essence that reminds us of the winter holidays. A medium lengthy end, ending on a barely candy tone. Total, a welcome addition to the Citadelle portfolio. A beautiful gin for a Martini to showcase the inherent flavors. GSN Ranking: A
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