I took a bottle of Citadelle gin with me to the cabin, eschewing the de riguer 750 milliliters of the Queen's Tears I generally sport on my trips to the tamed wilderness.
I was fortunate enough to have about 1/4 of a bottle of Bombay sitting in the liquor cabinet for comparative purposes, so this is about as objective as can be.
I led off with a Citadelle gin & tonic, my benchmark drink.
It was very pleasant, with a mild, floral taste & a quick finish. The juniper flavor was much less pronounced than with most gins of my experience.
When measured against the Sapphire and tonic I chased it with Citadelle came up decidedly short. The Bombay was brighter, with a deeper, more complex flavor and a longer finish.
This impression held up across a round of Gin gimlets and another of French 75's.
While Citadelle is pleasant enough, there's no reason to tip it over the superior (and cheaper, by two bucks) Bombay Sapphire, which remains the gin to beat.
Next up, I'm looking at Tanqueray No. Ten.
As usual, a full report will follow.
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