Bonjour Bastille Day: French-Inspired Cocktails To Celebrate The National Day Of France
- Written by The Times
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.
ABOUT CITADELLE GIN
Citadelle Gin is a premium, multi-award-winning liquid that is steeped in a rich and proudly French history, as created by Alexandre Gabriel, owner of Maison Ferrand. Made on-site at Chateau de
Bonbonnet this spirit harnesses an atypical distillation process with progressive infusion methods; a now patented technique that brings together 19 unique botanicals in a very distinct flavour profile. Citadelle Gin is available from Liquorland, Vintage Cellars, First Choice Liquor, Dan Murphy’s, as well as online retailer BoozeBud, for $75 RRP.
