Citadelle Gin (1.75L) Retailer:430 With a high-proof punch

With a high-proof punch

This enigmatic Spirit is deep and exotic and spicy

In the mid 1970s

But most of the time

Citadelle Gin (1.75L) Retailer:430 With a high-proof punchA Smuggler's delight. It all began in the year 1775, when Louis XVI allowed two Frenchmen, Carpeau and Stival to open a distillery making Genivre at the Citadelle in Dunkirk. The port of Dunkirk was at that time a major hub where merchants from all over the World would bring their goods to trade There was an abundance of spices coming from Far East, just what they needed for the production of Genivre or Gin. Soon English smugglers overcrowded the port