Enter a world of refreshing botanicals, effervescent blends and the art of the perfect gin-tonic ritual. Get ready to surprise your taste buds with the 10 most popular gins of 2024!
Place 10: Mombasa Club Strawberry
Finished at position 6 in 2023, but provisionally at position 10 in 2024: Mombasa Club Strawberry Gin.
Mombasa Club Strawberry gin is a typical retro gin and is made according to a nineteenth-century recipe. It was originally intended for British settlers in Mombasa, Kenya. These settlers established the first exclusive club, the mythical Mombasa Club. Only members - obviously only Englishmen - have the privilege of enjoying this gin. Today, this spirit is made with carefully selected aromatic herbs and plants to revive the exclusive recipe and authentic taste.
This version with strawberries gives this gin a sweeter flavour experience.
Place 9: Scapegrace Black
Scapegrace Black does slightly better in 2024 than in 2023, moving up one step.
Two New Zealanders didn't know each other very well until one married the other's sister. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it is the story behind Scapegrace Black gin. The two new brothers-in-law discovered that they had both long dreamed of having their own gin. They found a third partner (a musician) and started their own distillery. They bought an old whisky kettle, looked for the 12 ideal botanicals and so they first created a gin that has since won several gold medals. Then they expanded with some special versions of the gin, and recently they also made vodka and their own whisky. Scapegrace started with an unlikely encounter, but has since become a real household name.
Place 8: Gin Sea
Still in seventh place in 2023, but taking a modest step back in the first half of 2024: Gin Sea
This Spanish Gin Sea was created by renowned sommelier Manuel Barrientos. The Gin Sea owes its distinct character to the spirit, distilled five times, which is purchased in England. It is then flavoured and further matured at the small distillery 'Hacha' in Amurio, Spain. Some of the botanicals used: juniper berries, coriander, thyme, peppermint, liquorice, cardamom, orange and lemon. The aromas of the Gin Sea have a maritime character, supported by a touch of wild mint, chamomile and liquorice. In the flavour palette we further find cardamon and chamomile, deliciously combined with a sweet orange note.
Place 7: Citadelle Rouge
Citadelle Rouge knocks its way further into the top 10 in 2024 and is quietly becoming an increasingly popular choice for a summer Gin Tonic.
Citadelle Rouge gin is a French gin made from grain alcohol, infused with 24 vegetable ingredients and distilled in small copper stills. The final product is reduced to 41.2% vol before bottling.
Nose: red fruit, fresh citadelle signature with a gourmet approach that opens to pastry notes.
Flavour: complex, fresh, perfect balance between sweet and sharp. Red berries are associated with the subtlety of rhubarb for a fresh take on fruit.
Finish: nice length with a spicy edge.
Place 6: Christian Drouin "Le Gin"
From nowhere suddenly in sixth place: Christian Drouin "Le Gin" is hugely enjoyed by lovers of the classic Gin-Tonic in 2024!
This Gin based on some 30 cider apple varieties from Normandy is distilled in three small copper alambics that also use juniper and 7 other botanicals from the Calvados production area. The rose petals and lemon add finesse, while the ginger, vanilla and cardamom lend fruitiness and smoothness to the gin. Each botanical is macerated and distilled separately, after which the gin is assembled in very small runs of less than 3,000 bottles.
Place 5: Mombasa Club Gin
Also in 2024, Mombasa Club continues to score high with aficionados. This gin therefore immediately sets the tone for the top 5 of 2024!
Mombasa Club Gin is a typical retro gin and is made according to a nineteenth-century recipe. It was originally intended for British settlers in Mombasa (Kenya). These settlers established the first exclusive club, the mythical Mombasa Club. Only members - obviously only Englishmen - have the privilege of enjoying this gin. Today, this spirit is made with carefully selected aromatic herbs and plants to revive the exclusive recipe and authentic taste.
Place 4: Drouin Le Gin Pira
Last year's runner-up, this year dropped a few places back in the top 10 gins of 2024.
Christian Drouin's Calvados has taken its shape through three generations of passion. In 1960, Christian Drouin (father) starts his farm in the hills of Gonneville. He plants apple trees there and the desire to make calvados soon rears its head. Distillates from the first 20 years are left to mature in various barrels and Drouin also acquires some older lots of Calvados. In 1979, father and son Drouin decide that their products are ready for the world. They immediately adopt an international approach and a focus on top quality. In 2004, grandson Guillaume Drouin joined the company. With the same passion and drive for his product as the previous generations, he made Drouin one of the references when it comes to Calvados.
With this Le Gin de Christian Drouin Pira, Drouin now also confirms its name in the gin landscape.
Place 3: Citadelle Jardin d'Eté
Citadelle Jardin d'Eté makes a remarkable leap this year, moving from a modest fifth place in 2023 to bronze in 2024!
The Citadelle Jardin d'été gin is a popular gin from France.
Nose: Fresh and intense, opens with notes of juniper and citrus (yuzu and candied orange peel), complemented by flowers (violet) and fennel with a background of sweet spices and liquorice.
Mouth: All in delicacy and a nice freshness, plays in a still floral register but more spicy and fruity on tangerine, melon and cube berry. Evolves with notes of angelica, nutmeg, iris root and star anise.
Finish: Very long, floral and fruity, on citrus, almond, cumin, savoury and maniguette.
Place 2: Nikka Coffey Gin
Bronze last year, but good for silver in 2024: Nikka Coffey Gin confirms its place in the top 3 as the second most popular gin in our shop.
The story of Nikka Coffey gin begins with Masataka Taketsuru. The son of a sake brewer, he leaves for Scotland in 1918 to study at Glasgow University. He goes to work at various distilleries (Longmorn, Hazelburn, James Calder, among others), learning all about how Scotch whisky is made. He marries Scottish rita and returns to Japan in 1920. There he starts making local whisky and establishes Yoichi Distillery in 1936. In 1940, the first NIKKA whisky hit the market. Today, Nikka is a gote player in the world of Japanese whisky. They have a lot of fine products including single malts from Yoichi and Miyagikyo, Taketsuru Pure Malt, Nikka From the Barrel, Days and the Coffey Grain and Malt.
The name "Coffey" has nothing to do with toffee or coffee, but refers to Aeneas Coffey, the inventor of the Coffey Still, named after him.
Place 1: Citadelle Gin
In first place in 2023, and in 2024 it appears to be no different. Citadelle Gin remains the undisputed king of gin again this year, making it a truly indispensable bottle in your bar cabinet.
The Sud-Ouest has everything: the sun, the sea, the countryside.... And, of course, the Château de Bonbonnet, the birthplace of Citadelle Gin. The juniper berries growing at the château gave master distiller Alexandre Gabriel an idea: to become the pioneer of French gin. It was 1996, the project was maddening, but Citadelle Gin was born! Citadelle is a true châteaugin. It is at the chateau that the juniper berries are harvested to make French gin. The castle is also home to the distillery. Whether with a small gin tonic by the sea or a dozen oysters in the fisherman's hut, Citadelle is to be enjoyed with family and friends and without forgetting the lemon zest for the finishing touch.
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