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
Whisky Spaghetti Western
Whisky Spaghetti Western is a bitter, polished whisky aperitif with Amaro, Aperol, and Passion liqueur, a deeper twist on the classic Spaghetti Western.
Irish Buck
Irish Buck is a bright whisky buck with fresh lime, clover honey, and spicy ginger beer, crisp, lively, and built for length.
Cirkarita
Cirkarita is a sharp passion and berry margarita twist with lime and ginger, shaken hard and served up with a Tajin salt rim.
Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles is a spicy vodka mule with lime, honey syrup, and ginger beer, crisp and refreshing with a measured chili kick.
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.
Sorrento Sour
Sorrento Sour is a refined pomelo gin sour with lemon, herb pepper syrup, and a clean Angostura finish, crisp and aromatic.
Solstice
The Solstice cocktail is a bright, citrus-forward spritz with Gin Sauvage, Pomelo, and rhubarb syrup, finished with Fin Soda Aperitivo for an elegant, refreshing drink...
Choco-Raspberry Espresso Martini
Indulge in the Choco-Raspberry Espresso Martini - Raspberry Cranberry Vodka, cocoa syrup, and espresso shaken to perfection, finished with raspberry and chocolate shavings for a...
Tutu Pele
The Tutu Pele combines passion liqueur, chili vodka, lime, coconut syrup, and ginger beer for a tropical, spicy, and refreshing cocktail.
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.