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
Amalfi Fizz
Amalfi Fizz is a refined pomelo gin fizz with lemon, basil mint syrup, and a blood orange soda float for a bright, aromatic finish.
Clover Club
The Clover Club is a classic cocktail with Gin Sauvage, raspberry cranberry vodka, lemon, and frothy egg white. Fruity, elegant, and perfectly balanced.
Flamingo
The Flamingo cocktail is a fruity and sparkling summer drink made with Raspberry Cranberry Vodka, Passion liqueur, citrus, Navy Strength Gin, and a splash of...
Cherry Valentine
The Cherry Valentine is a creamy, fruity cocktail with Navy Strength Gin, tart cherry juice, and orgeat, topped with chocolate shavings and edible flowers.
Cannonball
Cannonball blends Navy Strength Gin, black cherry juice, amaro, and tonic water, finished with cherries and sage for a bold, herbaceous cocktail.
Franconi
Franconi is a crisp cocktail with Navy Strength Gin, red vermouth, and Bruto Americano, garnished with orange peel for aromatic sophistication.
Midsummer
The Midsummer is a dreamy gin cocktail with Strega, lemon, kaffir lime syrup, and coconut milk, dusted with nutmeg.
Shipwreck
Shipwreck blends Cirka Navy Strength Gin, exotic spices, lime, and bitters into a bold, adventurous cocktail with a citrus kick.
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.