Citadelle Gin de France (1L, 44%)

Citadelle Gin de France is the original Citadelle gin, a 44% ABV French dry gin distilled by Maison Ferrand at Château de Bonbonnet in Ars, near Cognac. It is built on 19 botanicals and distilled in small Charentais copper pot stills over naked flame, using progressive infusion and keeping only the heart cut. The estate grows its own juniper. The 19 botanicals include juniper, cinnamon, nutmeg, almond, orris root, fennel, star anise, grains of paradise, orange peel, cardamom, violet root, lemon peel, coriander seed, cubeb, cassia bark, licorice, summer savory, angelica and cumin. It is a cocktail builder's gin that stands up to tonic and vermouth.