Among the more… let’s just say eccentric gins in our range, you will find this salty and sour case from Citadelle. Vive Le Cornichon is distilled with many of the classic botanicals (juniper berries, citrus and herbs) but also has an ingredient we have not tasted before in gin: gherkins! They come from the cornichon king Maison Marc, which reportedly grows the country’s (and thus presumably the world’s) best of its kind.
Color: Clear.
Aroma: There is still juniper in the foreground, but a slightly acidic vinegar note reveals the cucumber – and beyond that it is just pure glory in the form of citrus and herbs.
Tasting notes: Crisp and fresh, with juniper berries, dill and a nice little umamino note that runs throughout the gin.
Serving suggestion: So we’re not saying this is the best gin for Dirty Martinis ever. But we’re also not saying it isn’t.
Maison Ferrand, led by spirits guru Alexandre Gabriel, is the company behind some of the most essential cognacs, rums and gins in the modern spirits landscape. Under the umbrella there are, among others, Pierre Ferrand Cognac, Plantation Rum and Citadelle Gin, rum under the Kaniché brand and cognac under the name Claude Chatelier. In addition, a number of luxury wines are produced, of which their curaçao in particular has caused excitement in cocktail bars worldwide. The company embraces a wide range, but common to every single drop is an unwavering dedication to quality.
Maison Ferrand was created with one mission: to preserve the gastronomic treasures of France. Alexandre has made a virtue of breathing life into old and long-forgotten traditions, and the eternally eager Frenchman is known, among other things, for dusting off and buying up old archives from bankrupt houses, in order to learn more about the production methods of the past. But at Ferrand you also understand the value of renewal, and today innovation is valued as highly as tradition. This is clearly seen in the Citadelle Gin brand. Getting permission to distill gin in Cognac required five years of bureaucratic struggle against the area’s stubborn spirits giants.
Since then, the company has spread beyond France’s borders, and today Ferrand is perhaps best known for its series of rums. Under the name Plantation, Alexandre buys rum from many different countries in the Caribbean and stores them in France in cognac casks. In the series there are rums for both the beginner and the connoisseur, for both the daiquiri and the Glencairn glass. In 2017, the company bought the Barbados distillery West Indies Rum Distillery, and now also has its own rum production from scratch.
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