Marie-Victorin
Percentage of alcohol
43.0%
Average price (per ounce)
$1.76
Variety
Genever
Color
Clear
Criteria
Herbaceous
Herbaceous
These gins are fresh and have aromas of herbs, leaves, seeds, vegetables or even roots.
Ex: Tea, mint, cucumber, angelica, parsnip, gentian, etc.
Subversifs Distillery
Locality
Sorel-Tracy (Montérégie)
Localization
Recommended tonics
1 - Mediterranean tonic
Mediterranean tonic
With Mediterranean tonic, it is better to use a citrus gin or a more herbaceous gin. Mediterranean tonics bring some subtle citrus and fresh notes (ex: thyme and rosemary). There are also smaller bubbles (similar to champagne) than in classic tonics, bringing a rounder and smoother flavor.
Recommended garnish: Slice of grapefruit or lemon and sprig of rosemary.
2 - Elderflower tonic
Elderflower tonic
With elderflower tonic, it is better to use a fresher gin (ex: cucumber) or a more floral gin. Elderflower tonics provide additional floral flavors that complement the flavors of the gin well.
Recommended garnish: Lemon slice.
3 - Classic tonic
Classic tonic
With classic tonic, it is better to use a drier gin (London dry gin) but this tonic is suitable for any variety of gin. The classic tonics are the most usual and they bring a nice bitterness that perfectly complements the taste of all gins.
Recommended garnish: Lemon, grapefruit or cucumber slice.
Availabilities
No longer available at the SAQNot available at the distilleryNot available online
Formerly known as "Piger Henricus".
"A lover of nature, this intellectual who left his mark on Quebec history led a life centred on scientific curiosity and the desire for knowledge. Particularly influential in the field of botany, he founded the Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences and the Institut botanique of the Université de Montréal in 1923, followed a few years later by the Montréal Botanical Garden. Known for the quality of his writing as much as for the avant-garde ideas in his correspondence, which evokes female sensual pleasure, Marie-Victorin lived freely, always engaged in his community, and his quest for authenticity was enough to shake the established order."
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