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February 9, 2024

Review: Ciroc Limonata

by Jeff Ellingson

Ciroc Limonata was just launched.  It is the first new Ciroc flavor released since Diageo and Sean Combs parted ways after a partnership that began in 2007 where they shared profits equally.  Ciroc was created by Jean Sebastien Robicquet at Maison Villevert, a distillery that has been in the family for 500 years in the South of France.  The vodka base is distilled from a blend of Ugni Blanc and Mauzac Blanc grapes.  The juice is made into a wine.  It takes 4 bottles of wine to make 1 bottle of Ciroc.  The wine is distilled four times in a stainless column still and a fifth time in a traditional copper pot still.  The vodka is then infused with citrus and Italian lemon flavor before bottling at 60 proof.  It pours to a cloudy lemon juice color.  The aroma leads with fresh squeezed lemon, sliced orange, and tart lime.  The tart lemon entry is joined by sweetened orange building to a juicy fresh squeezed lemon and limeade peak.  It fades with sweet and tart citrus flavors including natural sugar dusted orange, lemon, and lime, leaving sweetened whole citrus flavor, and a warm mild peppery sting.

Limonata Spritz

1.5 Oz. Ciroc Limonata

2 Oz. Lemonade

1 Oz. Sparkling Wine

Serve in a Wine Glass

Top With Club Soda

Stir and Garnish

With a Lemon Wheel and Mint

Made With Vodka Distilled in France

30% Alcohol

Score: 91

Award: Gold Medal

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