Ciroc Vodka

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  Ciroc Apple Premium French Vodka 70 cl 37,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7218

  A green apple bites back. That is the whole point of this bottle: not ripe, soft apple juice, but the sharp jaw twinge you get from the first bite of an apple that is still a little too firm.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Apple is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural apple flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

  The base is the same vodka as the unflavoured expression: Mauzac Blanc and Ugni Blanc fermented into wine, distilled four times in column stills and a fifth time in a copper pot still. Only afterwards is the apple flavour added. The order matters, because the spirit has already been cleaned up by the time the flavour arrives, so the apple settles on top of the grape rather than mixing into it.

  The grape base is no accident for this particular variant either. Apple and white grape share a good deal of the same fresh acidity, which is why the apple note reads bright and sharp rather than like confectionery. The vodka is gluten free, as is the rest of the range.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Freshly cut green apple with the skin left on. A cooler, almost stalky green note sits behind it and keeps the sweetness in check.

  Palate

  Crisp and tart from the first sip. Apple fills the front of the tongue while the grape base provides a soft cushion underneath. The sweetness is clear but never sticky.

  Finish

  Cleansing and short. The acidity hangs around for a moment, then everything dries out neatly and leaves the mouth ready for the next sip.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Apple
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 37.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  EAN no.: 5010103938235
  Serving suggestion: Ice cold with fresh lime and ginger beer, or in an Appletini with a dry vermouth.
  

  Flavour profile

  Crisp apple · Fresh acidity · Lightly sweet · Clean finish

  Did you know?

  The apple variant reached the market in 2015 with green apple as its reference point. Ciroc's own recommended serve is called the Pomme Spritz, pomme being French for apple, mixing the vodka with pressed apple juice, lime, pomegranate juice and ginger beer.

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    49,50EUR
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  Ciroc Coconut Premium French Vodka 70 cl 37,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7221

  Coconut is one of those flavours that almost always gets overdone. Sun cream, cake batter, white syrup. The ambition here is different: the coconut should read like something just grated off a fresh nut, not something poured from a bottle with a parasol attached.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Coconut is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural coconut and tropical fruit flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

  The spirit itself is identical to the unflavoured Ciroc. The grapes are fermented into wine, run four times through column stills and a fifth time through the copper pot still at Maison Villevert. The flavours go in afterwards. The producer describes the aroma as freshly grated coconut and vanilla, and that is exactly the line the bottle holds.

  Coconut and grape make more sense together than you might expect. The grape base already carries a lightly oily texture, and it amplifies the creamy sensation the nut brings along. The liquid is clear in the glass rather than milky, and it is gluten free.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Freshly grated coconut flesh with a layer of soft vanilla laid over it. Further in sits a green, almost milky note from the young nut.

  Palate

  Creamy without turning heavy. Coconut occupies the whole middle while a light tropical fruit sweetness pushes in from the side. The alcohol barely registers.

  Finish

  Soft and persistent. Vanilla lingers longest, and right at the very end the grape base reappears as a dry line.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Coconut
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 37.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  EAN no.: 5010103995641
  Serving suggestion: Over crushed ice with lime juice and lime soda, or as the base of a Pina Colada with real pineapple.
  

  Flavour profile

  Coconut · Creamy · Tropical · Vanilla sweet

  Did you know?

  Coconut was one of the very first flavour variants in the range. It arrived in 2010 alongside Red Berry, and the pair opened the whole line that later produced Peach, Pineapple, Apple and Mango.

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  Ciroc Mango Premium French Vodka 70 cl 37,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7224

  A properly ripe mango can barely be cut. The flesh gives way under the knife, the smell fills the kitchen, and you end up eating it over the sink. That is the image this bottle works from.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Mango is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural mango flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

  The foundation is once again the grape spirit from Maison Villevert, distilled five times and bottled without any ageing. The mango goes on after distillation, and the producer highlights the mouthfeel in particular: there is a clear, almost pulpy weight that sets it apart from the more citrus driven expressions in the range.

  Mango is one of the hardest fruits to pin down in a spirit, because the aroma easily turns perfumed. Here it is held down by the dryness of the grape base, which cuts through the sweetness and pulls it back towards something more genuinely fruity. The vodka is gluten free.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Ripe mango with the skin on, sweet and almost resinous. A small lift of lime sits underneath and keeps the aroma awake.

  Palate

  Full and thick in feel. The mango spreads across the whole tongue with tropical sweetness while the grape base slowly draws it dry again towards the end.

  Finish

  Warm and fruity with moderate length. The sweetness falls away evenly and leaves a lightly tart edge behind, closer to the skin than the flesh.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Mango
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 37.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  EAN no.: 5010103939874
  Serving suggestion: In a Mango Tango with lime juice and mango puree, or topped with dry sparkling wine as a Mango Mimosa.
  

  Flavour profile

  Ripe mango · Full bodied · Tropical sweetness · Soft

  Did you know?

  The mango variant arrived in 2016 and the launch was run with DJ Khaled as its public face. It came during a stretch where Ciroc released a new flavour almost every year, each one paired with its own ambassador.

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    53,50EUR
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  Ciroc Peach Premium French Vodka 70 cl 37,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7222

  Late summer, a peach that is one day past perfect, and juice running down the wrist. That is the sensation this bottle chases. Not tinned fruit, but the short window where the peach is at its peak and about to give up entirely.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Peach is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural peach flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

  The base is the five times distilled grape vodka from Maison Villevert, and peach has been laid over it along with a set of lighter orchard notes. The producer highlights the rich, smooth texture, and it shows: of the whole Ciroc range this is the expression that fills the most mouth.

  The fruit was chosen to work with the grape rather than against it. Stone fruit and white grape share a floral, faintly honeyed character, which is why the peach does not sit on the spirit like a foreign object. The vodka is gluten free.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Ripe yellow peach with the skin on, and behind it a bright note of apricot and white flowers. There is no tartness in the aroma, only fruit sweetness.

  Palate

  Rich and smooth with clear stone fruit. The sweetness is round and broad rather than sharp, and a faintly bitter kernel note sits behind it to keep things interesting.

  Finish

  Soft and reasonably long. The peach lets go slowly, and a dry grape note arrives at the end to tidy up after it.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Peach
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 37.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  EAN no.: 5010103934374
  Serving suggestion: In an On the Beach with cranberry and orange juice, or cold with soda water and a slice of peach.
  

  Flavour profile

  Ripe peach · Rich · Juicy · Soft finish

  Did you know?

  Peach was the third flavour in the range and arrived in 2011, the year after Red Berry and Coconut. Ciroc's own serve for it is called On the Beach and consists of nothing but the vodka, cranberry juice and orange juice. No peach liqueur is needed, because the fruit already sits in the bottle.

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  Ciroc Pineapple Premium French Vodka 70 cl 37,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-7223

  Pineapple has two sides. The sweet golden core, and the sharp acidity right out by the skin that prickles slightly on the tongue. This bottle tries to hold on to both at once.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Pineapple is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural pineapple flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

  Underneath the flavour sits the same grape vodka as the rest of the range, distilled four times in column stills and a fifth time in the copper pot still. The producer calls the pineapple the most versatile expression in the line up, which is not far off: it handles citrus soda, orange juice and more pineapple on top equally well.

  The acidity the pineapple brings is why this variant rarely becomes cloying. Where coconut and peach add weight, pineapple pulls the other way and sharpens the drink. That makes it the obvious Ciroc flavour when you are mixing for a crowd. The vodka is gluten free.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Freshly cut pineapple, distinctly golden and slightly green at the edge. A lightly sour note sits behind it, closer to the skin than to the flesh.

  Palate

  Juicy and lively. Sweetness leads but is quickly overtaken by a tropical acidity running down the sides of the tongue. The grape base keeps the middle soft.

  Finish

  Fresh and reasonably short. The acidity clears up after the sweetness and leaves a light bite that makes the next sip easy.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Pineapple
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 37.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  EAN no.: 5010103937146
  Serving suggestion: With lemon lime soda and a wedge of lime, or in a French Fizz with pineapple juice, lime juice and raspberries.
  

  Flavour profile

  Juicy pineapple · Tropical · Fresh acidity · Lightly sweet

  Did you know?

  The pineapple variant reached the market in 2014. The fruit has since also formed the basis of Ciroc Summer Colada, a limited edition where pineapple and coconut share a bottle, and which owes its balance precisely to the acidity pineapple brings.

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  Ciroc Pomegranate Limited Edition Premium French Vodka 70 cl 37,5%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0183

  A pomegranate does not give itself up easily. The skin is tough, the seeds hide behind white membrane, and the juice stains everything it touches. In return those seeds taste of something entirely different from the peachy sweetness fruit spirits usually reach for.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Pomegranate Limited Edition is a French Vodka built on French wine grapes, infused with natural pomegranate flavour and bottled at 37.5%.

  Beneath the aroma sits the familiar grape spirit from Maison Villevert, distilled four times in column stills and a fifth time in a tailor made copper pot still. Pomegranate is the most acid driven fruit the brand has worked with, and that acidity shows in the glass. The producer describes the profile as juicy red berries with a hint of fresh strawberry, carried by a silky smooth finish.

  The expression belongs to Ciroc's limited releases and has never been part of the standing range. It appears for a while and then disappears again, which separates it from Apple, Coconut, Peach, Pineapple and Mango, the permanent members of the line up. The vodka is gluten free.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Sweet, fruity pomegranate right at the front with a darker berry note behind it. There is a light floral edge found only in this expression.

  Palate

  Juicy red berries with clear strawberry through the middle. The acidity of the pomegranate cuts through the sweetness and gives the liquid a tautness the tropical variants do not have.

  Finish

  Silky and even. The berries fade out quietly and leave a lightly dry sensation rather than anything tacky.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Pomegranate Limited Edition
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 37.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  Edition: Limited Edition
  EAN no.: 5010103946346
  Serving suggestion: Cold over ice with a twist of lime peel, or topped with dry sparkling wine for a festive glass.
  

  Flavour profile

  Pomegranate · Red berries · Silky · Lightly tart

  Did you know?

  Pomegranate is one of a small handful of Ciroc releases that never became part of the standing range. The company in that category includes White Grape, Summer Citrus and Summer Watermelon, and what they share is limited volume and little chance of returning in the same form.

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    65,50EUR
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  Ciroc Premium French Vodka 175 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-122

  Some evenings run out of vodka long before they run out of conversation. This format is built for exactly those. Big, heavy and made to stay in the middle of the table while everyone takes a turn pouring.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Premium French Vodka in the large format is a French Vodka distilled five times from French wine grapes and bottled at 40%.

  The format changes nothing about the liquid, but it changes how the bottle gets used. 175 cl covers roughly 43 drinks at 4 cl, and that is precisely where a grape based vodka earns its keep. It carries enough fruit acidity to keep a long drink alive through a whole evening without anyone reaching for more lemon juice every round.

  The spirit comes from Mauzac Blanc and Ugni Blanc, fermented into wine first and then run through four column distillations. The fifth pass happens in a traditional copper pot still at Maison Villevert in southern France, built along the same lines as the stills used for armagnac. That step is what delivers the soft, faintly oily texture that makes the vodka work neat and in volume alike.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Fresh and fairly discreet. Grapefruit peel on top, a dry, almost wine like note beneath it and a trace of almond blossom.

  Palate

  Round and generous through the middle, where the white grape steps clearly forward. There is a light sweetness with nothing syrupy about it and a cooler mineral line running through.

  Finish

  Clean and short, with a dry bite right at the end. It leaves nothing heavy sitting on the palate, which matters over a long session.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Premium French Vodka
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 175 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  Serving suggestion: Fridge cold in a Vodka Soda with lime, or as the base of a batched cocktail for the whole room.
  

  Flavour profile

  Fresh · Round · Dry grape character · Mineral

  Did you know?

  Ciroc struggled out of the gate and moved fewer than 40,000 cases a year in its first seasons on the market. By 2014 the brand was passing two million cases annually. Very few vodkas have made a jump that steep in that short a time.

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  Ciroc Premium French Vodka 6 liter 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-123

  Behind every bar stands a bottle nobody touches on a Tuesday. It does not come out because someone ordered a drink. It comes out because it fills the room the second it lands on the shelf.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Premium French Vodka in the six litre format is a French Vodka distilled five times from French wine grapes and bottled at 40%.

  Six litres equals more than eight standard 70 cl bottles. This is not a format for a home bar. It belongs on the back wall of a cocktail bar, at a corporate reception, or on the table where everyone is meant to see what is being served. The glass is correspondingly heavy, and the bottle needs both hands or a fixed cradle.

  The liquid is identical to the standard bottling. Mauzac Blanc from Gaillac and Ugni Blanc from Cognac are fermented into wine, run through four column distillations and finished in a copper pot still at Maison Villevert in southern France. Nothing is aged, nothing is added, and the spirit is cut to 40% before bottling. The advantage of the format is not the flavour but the staging.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Quiet and cool on first approach. Lime peel and white blossom arrive first, followed by something lightly mineral, close to wet flint.

  Palate

  Smooth and full with clear grape character. The sweetness is restrained and dries out along the way, while a point of pepper holds the middle in place.

  Finish

  Dry and mineral, short in duration. Nothing tacky is left behind, which counts when it is being poured in long rounds.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Premium French Vodka
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 600 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  Serving suggestion: Decant into a chilled carafe and serve in a tall glass with ice, lime and soda water.
  

  Flavour profile

  Smooth · Mineral · Dry grape · Clean finish

  Did you know?

  Ciroc has moved outside the vodka category as well. June 2018 brought Ciroc VS Brandy, a blend of aged French brandies, part of it distilled in copper pot stills and matured in French oak. Same fruit, this time with cask time behind it.

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  Ciroc Premium French Vodka 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-121

  High above the Tarn valley in Gaillac the grapes come off the vine while the nights are still cold. They never reach a wine bottle. They are pressed, fermented and pushed through five distillations until nothing but clear spirit remains. And still, the vineyard is somehow left in the glass.

  Expert description

  Ciroc Premium French Vodka is a French Vodka distilled five times from French wine grapes and bottled at 40%.

  Two white grape varieties do the work. Mauzac Blanc grows in the high vineyards around Gaillac in south west France, Ugni Blanc comes from Cognac. The fruit is cold macerated at around 8 degrees so the aromatics are drawn slowly out of the skins, then the must is cold fermented into wine. Distillation only begins once that wine is finished. The method belongs to the wine trade rather than to the brewhouse.

  The first four runs happen in column stills, taking the spirit up to roughly 96%. The fifth and final run takes place in a tailor made copper pot still at Maison Villevert in southern France, and that is where the character is set. Nothing is aged and nothing is added before the spirit is cut with water to 40%. Since no grain enters the recipe, the vodka is gluten free.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Citrus peel and a light floral lift. Underneath sits something sweet and juicy that points clearly towards grape rather than grain.

  Palate

  Soft, almost oily across the tongue. Citrus arrives first, then a mild white grape sweetness, and finally a trace of white pepper.

  Finish

  Short and clean cut. The citrus note withdraws slowly and leaves no burn behind in the throat.

  Specifications

  Name: Ciroc Premium French Vodka
  Distillery: Ciroc
  Region/Country: Cognac, France
  Type: French Vodka
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation method: Five times distilled
  EAN no.: 5010103916738
  Serving suggestion: Cold in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the citrus has room to speak.
  

  Flavour profile

  Citrus fresh · Soft · Lightly grape sweet · Clean

  Did you know?

  The name joins the French words cime, meaning summit, and roche, meaning rock. It points at the high vineyards around Cordes-sur-Ciel in Gaillac, a medieval town founded in 1222 that sits so far up its cliff that locals call it the village in the clouds.

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    49,50EUR