Le Gin Carmina De Christian Drouin 700mL

Calvados

Christian Drouin keeps exploring new flavour associations.

After

launching Le Gin de Christian Drouin in 2015, the only Gin elaborated using

over 30 varieties of cider apples and 7 aromatic spices, carefully selected for

their perfect match with apple and juniper aromas, Guillaume Drouin signs a new

blend devoted to red berries.

The same principles have presided the making of Carmina as they

did for the original version of Le Gin: each aromatic ingredient is macerated

and then separately distilled to optimize the extraction of aromas. The

distillates are then assembled before bottling.

Carmina

has a summer-like bouquet. It mixes fruit and flowers, using not only juniper

and Normandy cider apple varieties but also raspberries, blackcurrants, elder

flowers, vanilla, lemon and orange.

The packaging of Carmina respects the identity of Le Gin de

Christian Drouin; however, the colour code is carmine as a reminder of the

domineering aromas of this new gourmet gin with its hints of ra