The CIRKA Cocktail Library
Great cocktails begin with great spirits.
Every recipe starts with spirits we distill from scratch in Montréal. Whisky, gin, vodka and liqueurs, all made grain to bottle. Pick a spirit, pick a moment, pour something worth the effort.
A distillery's cocktail library
At CIRKA we build flavour from scratch, distilling Québec grain into whisky, gin, vodka and liqueurs, then designing cocktails around what those spirits actually taste like.
This is our cocktail library: more than 70 recipes, each one created to show off a specific CIRKA spirit. Some are two-minute highballs for a Tuesday. Others are stirred, bitter, and built for a slow evening.
Browse by spirit if you already have a bottle open. Browse by moment if you are looking for an apéritif, a brunch pour, or a nightcap. Every recipe tells you exactly which CIRKA bottle to reach for, and where to find it.
All recipes
Old Tom Collins
Bright, bubbly, and citrus-forward, the Old Tom Collins is a classic gin cocktail that balances lemon, sweetness, and soda for a timeless refreshment.
Yul Spritz
Yul Spritz is a sparkling holiday cocktail with Gin, white cranberry juice, and champagne, garnished with a small spruce branch and cranberries for a festive...
Velours de Noël
Velours de Noël is a festive, silky cocktail with Gin, raspberry-thyme syrup, white crème de menthe, and a frothy finish, garnished with raspberries and thyme...
Montreal Fog
Velvety, frothy, and sparkling, the Montreal Fog cocktail reimagines the London Fog latte with Gin 375, honey, lemon, and orange blossom water.
Crimson Clover
Smooth, vibrant, and herbaceous, the Crimson Clover cocktail unites Gin 375, raspberry & green alder syrup, lemon, and egg white for a striking sip.
Why these cocktails taste different
We grow the flavour from scratch.
Most distilleries buy neutral alcohol and add flavour. We do the opposite. CIRKA is a true grain-to-bottle distillery: we start with Québec grain and control every step, mashing, fermenting, distilling and bottling, on the Lachine Canal in Montréal.
Cocktail FAQ
CIRKA gin, vodka, whisky and liqueurs are sold at the SAQ across Québec and at our distillery boutique in Montréal.
Many recipes require only three or four ingredients. Gin & Tonic, Mule, Paloma and Whisky Highball are excellent places to start.
Yes. CIRKA is a true grain-to-bottle distillery, which means we start with Québec grain and control every step, mashing, fermenting, distilling and bottling, on site in Montréal. Most distilleries buy neutral alcohol and re-flavour it. We do not.
Yes. We host cocktail classes, tastings and private events at the distillery, and our guided tours end with a tasting. Book a tour or enquire about an event.