Review: Ciroc Limonata
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