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
La Ponce Sauvage
La Ponce Sauvage is a warming winter punch made with Gin Sauvage and Pomelo Liqueur, spiced honey syrup, and fresh citrus. Aromatic, comforting, and perfect...
Chuck’s Lemonade
Chuck’s Lemonade is a vibrant vodka lemonade built with Raspberry Cranberry Vodka and ginger beer, bright, Bright, refreshing, and perfect for summer sipping.
Cirka Cosmo
The CIRKA Cosmo is a crisp, modern Cosmopolitan featuring Raspberry Cranberry Vodka, mandarin liqueur, and fresh lime, stirred for clarity and finished with a bright...
Le Royal Clémentine Sour
Le Royal Clémentine Sour: a silky blend of whisky, fresh clementine, orgeat, and egg white, topped with a fragrant Raspberry Cranberry Vodka float and a...
Le Coquelicot & Le Monarque
Le Coquelicot & Le Monarque is a bold cocktail with raspberry cranberry vodka, Monarque whisky, absinthe, and balsamic-soaked raspberries.
Le Roi de la Montagne
The Roi de la Montagne is a fruity, herbal cocktail with raspberry cranberry vodka, elderflower, orgeat, verjus, and ginger beer, garnished with a cedar clip.
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.
Ida Spritz
The Ida Spritz is a fruity, floral cocktail with raspberry cranberry vodka, mandarin liqueur, Chardonnay or Muscat, and soda water, topped with an edible flower.
Carmin
Carmin is a sparkling cocktail with raspberry cranberry vodka, pomelo liqueur, and Prosecco, served in a spiced sugar-rimmed glass.
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.