Monarda
Percentage of alcohol
40.0%
Average price (per ounce)
$1.87
Variety
Dry gin
Color
Clear
Criteria
Floral
Floral
These gins are very fragrant and they are marked by their aromas of the flowers that compose them.
Ex: Rose, lavender, iris, rose hips, elderberry, hibiscus, butterfly peas, etc.
Microdistillerie La Ponce
Locality
Sainte-Claire (Chaudière-Appalaches)
Localization
Recommended tonics
1 - Boreal tonic
Boreal tonic
With boreal tonic, it is best to use a woody / forested gin or an herbaceous gin. Boreal tonics bring an additional woody / forest flavor to the gin with flavors of spruce and juniper present in these tonics.
Recommended garnish: Lemon or orange slice.
2 - 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.
3 - Light tonic
Light tonic
With light tonic, it is better to use a more pronounced gin (ex: aged or juniper berry-based gin) but this tonic is suitable for any variety of gin. The light tonics bring the same traditional taste and the same bitterness as the classic tonics but they are lighter in calories thus leaving more room for the dominant flavors present in some gins.
Recommended garnish: Slice of grapefruit or orange.
Availabilities
No longer available at the SAQNo longer available at the distilleryNot available online
"Some Quebec flowers widely used in permaculture to attract pollinators offer delicate and varied aromatic profiles. It is to introduce you to some of these native or naturalized flowers from the Quebec terroir that La Ponce presents Monarda, which combines juniper berries mainly with three flowers that are native, naturalized or grown in Quebec: Monarda didyma, Ocimum tenuiflorum and Agastache foeniculum."
Here is the list of cocktails we recommend for this gin:
