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Citadelle Reserve Gin Solera Oak Cask
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Distiller:
Maison Ferrand
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Bottler:
Citadelle
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ABV:
45.2%
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Age:
NA
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 89
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: A bit of an odd gin with a broad range of flavors that is shown at it’s best served neat.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Gin Raiders
- Excerpt: This is alright. Really fun and enticing nose, with a well balanced palate. The finish is a bit of a rough patch, but I would still say it is a pretty good gin.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: The Gin Is In
- Excerpt: Compared to its previous incarnations, the 2018 version of Citadelle Réserve is a bit more about the wood. It’s nicely integrated but the nose and finish are more about the five barrels than about the botanicals.
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- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: Wine Enthusiast
- Excerpt: It has a light straw hue and gentle vanilla scent, opening smooth and sweet with hints of grapefruit peel, ginger and pink peppercorn zing, and a mellow fade marked by cinnamon, coriander, almond and coconut. Sip or mix.
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Intro:
An unusual, complex gin made using a total of 23 casks, including barrels that previously held Cognac, Pineau des Charentes and Bourbon, among others. It has a light straw hue and gentle vanilla scent, opening smooth and sweet with hints of grapefruit peel, ginger and pink peppercorn zing, and a mellow fade marked by cinnamon, coriander, almond and coconut.
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Nose:
Bright and crisp. Loads of pepper, slivered almond, rising bread, juniper and basil.
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Taste:
Sweet and bread forward, lots of yeast, honey, cream and pepper. Hint of juniper citrus zest. Nice and balanced here, the heat is just right.
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Finish:
Long finish, but intensely peppery and almost smoky. Hotter here than the palate, drinking quite a bit hotter than the ABV would lead you to expect.
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Overall:
This is alright. Really fun and enticing nose, with a well balanced palate. The finish is a bit of a rough patch, but I would still say it is a pretty good gin.
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Score:
5
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