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Dirty Martini

Ingredients

60mL Citadelle Gin

15mL Dry Vermouth

1 dash Orange Bitters

Ice Cubes

15mL Olive Brine

Garnish with 3 Olives

Method

Chill your cocktail glass (the easiest way is to fill it with ice)

Thread three olives onto a cocktail stick and set aside.

Fill a jug or mixing glass with ice, then pour in the Citadelle Gin, vermouth and olive brine

Stir until the outside of the jug feels cold. Taste to make sure that it’s icy cold and that you’re happy with the dilution

Strain into the chilled cocktail glass and garnish with olive cocktail stick

Gin Fizz

Ingredients

60mL Citadelle Gin

15mL Lemon Juice

15mL Simple Syrup

1 Egg White

Ice Cubes

Top with Soda

Garnish with Lemon Twist

Method

Add the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white to a shaker and vigorously dry shake (without ice) for 15 seconds

Add 3 or 4 ice cubes and shake vigorously until well-chilled

Double strain into a chilled Collins glass and top with soda

50/50 Martini & Oyster | Citadelle Gin

While Citadelle is perfect in a gin & tonic, the most curious drinkers can discover a version with a more assertive character. How, you ask?

To your shakers!

Pour 45ml of Citadelle Gin

Add 45ml of Mancino Secco Vermouth

Mix with ice cubes

Shake briefly to dilute the ice cubes a bit, but maintain their coldness

A lemon

The tasting ritual

Swallow your oyster. Save the shell and pour in the 50/50 Citadelle Martini, then lightly squeeze a lemon on your cocktail to add some acidic flavors. Drink as a shot. Cheers!

Citadelle & tonic

If life gives you lemons, make gin & tonic

There is nothing more bracingly refreshing than a beautifully composed Citadelle & Tonic.

Garnished simply with a fresh lemon peel and voilà, you’re set. The size and shape of the peel -straight or twisted, large or small – does not matter as long as it’s fresh. Mix Citadelle and a high-quality tonic water and you have crafted the perfect drink.

Beautiful in its simplicity, follow these steps to make your own Citadelle & Tonic. We prefer a 3:1 ratio of tonic to gin, but feel free to adapt to your liking:

Chill a large balloon glass

Fill the glass with large, clear ice cubes to the top

Add 1 part Citadelle Gin

Take great care to choose a ripe, unblemished lemon

Cut a peel -and dare to be creative in its cut!

Add 3 parts tonic water

Express the peel on top of the glass and around the rim and place it gently into your Citadelle & Tonic

Pairing Tip: Enjoy with fresh oysters, which are abundantly harvested in Charente near Château de Bonbonnet, the home of Citadelle.

Bonne dégustation!

Transport your taste buds to one of the most desired seaside locations, thanks to the fine craftsmanship of Citadelle Original Gin. Available for purchase now for $75 RRP at Liquorland, Vintage Cellars, First Choice Liquor, and online retailer, BoozeBud.