Citadelle gin 25th Anniversary Juniper Decadence

Citadelle gin de France 25th Anniversary

Citadelle gin 25th Anniversary is silky and oily, with a bittersweet and smoky profile of juniper, pepper, coconut, ginger and nutmeg. Camphor, angelica, cinnamon, anise, licorice, cypress and celery become more and more present as the flavors unfold.

Citadelle gin 25th Anniversary is made to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Citadelle Gin Juniper Décadence is a tribute to the juniper trees that grow naturally in the Charente terroir and are cultivated in front of the Château de Bonbonnet.

To add something new to Citadelle's recipe, they have aged it in wooden barrels. With its 19 botanical ingredients in small juniper barrels, which for a month have given some of the smokiness of the wood and enhance the fresh herbal notes of Citadelle Original. For a taste worthy of the 25th anniversary, these barrels were specially designed with a conical shape and 100L capacity. Citadelle Juniper Décadence is a toast to the pioneer of French gin since 1996.

Juniper berries are harvested at Chateau de Bonbonnet.

The aromatic base in gin is juniper berries, which are harvested at Chateau de Bonnet. The other 19 botanical products, including lemon together with the exotic spices in it can deliver their own flavours, infusion time and temperatures must be individually adapted to each individual botanical. This is called progressive infusion and this is how their gin achieves its perfect balance.

Alexandre Gabriel:

Citadelle gin is created by Alexander Gabriel who in the process has managed to include all the botanical flavors in a delicious aromatic composition. In order for us to understand the importance of each botanical infusion time means a lot to the gin itself, he uses the following example:
It sounds complex, but it's the same principle as a pot of tea. If you remove the tea bag too quickly, the tea will not taste good, and if you leave it too long, it will be too strong.