Gin 375
An Old Tom Gin Crafted for Montréal
Gin 375 was created in honour of Montréal’s 375th anniversary. It is a contemporary take on Old Tom gin, built from 100% Québec corn and a set of indigenous botanicals that include boreal plants, fruit from the Eastern Townships and honey from the Laurentian Mountains. Lightly sweetened, amber in colour and quietly complex.
40% alc vol
500 ml
Base spirit: 100% local Québec corn
Nose: Fresh and floral, with delicate sweetness and aromatic honey alongside hints of mint and soft fruit.
Palate: Balanced and layered. Floral and fruity notes, including cranberry and sour cherry, sit over coniferous botanicals. Spring honey roundly ties the flavours together, while wild mint and gentle spice prevent the sweetness from feeling heavy.
Finish: Warm, slightly spicy and persistent, with honey, mint and forest notes that slowly recede rather than dropping away.
🥇 Best Flavoured Gin in Canada – World Gin Awards 2019
🥈 Silver Medal – World Gin Awards 2021 (World’s Best Flavoured Gin)
🏆 Innovation Award in Food – CTAQ 2017 (First 100% Québec grain-to-bottle gin)
An Old Tom gin shaped by Montréal’s history
Gin 375 was conceived as a liquid homage to Montréal. To build it, the CIRKA team worked with a historian from Château Ramezay to identify plants that would have grown in the orchards, fields and medicinal gardens of the early settlers. From that research came a palette of Québec ingredients that could speak to both the city and the province.
The result is an Old Tom gin that uses Québec corn as its base, then layers in fruit, flowers, honey and boreal botanicals. A light touch of sweetness and an amber colour recall older styles of gin, yet the profile remains fresh, floral and easy to read in modern cocktails.
Cocktails with Gin 375
A bright, citrus forward Collins that pairs Gin 375 with lemon, a measured sweetness and soda. The honeyed, floral notes of the gin give the drink more character than a classic Collins while keeping it just as refreshing.
Yul Spritz is a sparkling serve built on gin, white cranberry juice and champagne, garnished with cranberries and a small spruce branch. Gin 375’s berry and forest notes sit naturally in this combination, making it a composed apéritif for the holidays or any celebratory evening.
Introducing
Distilled by CIRKA
Built on Quebec terroir, distilled in Montréal
Gin 375 is part of CIRKA’s small gin family alongside Gin Sauvage and Navy Strength Gin. All three start with a base spirit distilled from Québec corn in Montréal, using a grain to bottle approach that keeps the work and the ingredients close to home.
For this Old Tom, the distillery leans into fruit, honey and forest botanicals, aiming for a gin that can be sipped neat, served with a quality tonic or built into cocktails where a slightly softer, more aromatic profile is needed. Its recognition at competitions confirms what many guests notice in the glass, that the sweetness and botanicals are carefully judged rather than simply generous.
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FAQ
Gin 375 is an Old Tom style gin. It sits between a classic dry gin and a liqueur, with a light sweetness from spring honey and an amber hue from cranberries, cherries and botanicals. It was created for Montréal’s 375th anniversary and expresses Québec ingredients in both the base spirit and the aromatics.
It is gently sweet rather than rich. The honey and fruit give a round, approachable profile, but the coniferous botanicals, mint and spice keep the finish lively. In cocktails it behaves as a structured gin with a softer edge, not as a dessert spirit.
The name refers to Montréal’s 375th anniversary, which the gin was created to mark. The recipe draws on ingredients that would have been present in the region’s early orchards and gardens, tying the bottle back to the city’s history.
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