July 14th is Bastille Day, a day of national celebration in France. It’s a country full of amazing food and drinks, and one of those sensational drinks is Citadelle Gin. Not sure the best way to enjoy it? Fear not, here’s some magnifique cocktails for Bastille Day.
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 a nd 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 wate
Express the peel on top of the glass and around the rim and place it gently into your Citadelle & Tonic