Gin Cocktails
731 recipes. Juniper, citrus and botanicals: the most mixable spirit there is.
Gin is the most versatile bottle on a home bar, and the reason is that it was built to be mixed. Juniper gives it a piney backbone, the citrus peel and botanicals around it change with the brand, and none of it needs age to taste finished. That is why more classic cocktails call for gin than for anything else.
Three families cover almost everything. Stirred and bitter: the Martini and the Negroni, spirit-forward, served cold and short. Sours: the Gimlet and the Bee's Knees, gin plus citrus plus something sweet, shaken. And long drinks: the Gin and Tonic and the Tom Collins, where the gin is a tenth of the glass and the rest is length.
If you are buying one bottle, buy a London Dry. It is the style every classic recipe was written for, and a contemporary gin that leads with cucumber or rose will quietly change the drink.
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- Negroni Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth
- Singapore Sling Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Aviation Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Gin Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Gimlet Gin, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Gin And Tonic Gin, Tonic Water
- Tom Collins Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Long Island Iced Tea Vodka, Tequila, White Rum
- French 75 Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Anzu Gin, Apricot Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Blowfish Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Bramble Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Bronx Terrace Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Lime Juice
- Crystal Slipper Cocktail Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Fresh Air Gin, White Vermouth, Mint Liqueur
- Hawaiian Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Maiden's Prayer Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Prince Edward Martini Gin, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Queens Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Snake in the grass Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Vermouth
- The Captain's Martini Gin, Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Typhoon Champagne, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Arctic Summer Gin, Apricot Brandy, Grenadine
- Adam and Eve Forbidden Fruit(R) Liqueur, Gin, Brandy
- Emerald Isle Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Gin Sour Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Green Devil Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Knickerbocker Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Love Me Tender Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Dry Sherry, Aperol(R) Aperitivo
- Orange Oasis Cherry Liqueur, Gin, Orange Juice
- Thanksgiving Cocktail #2 Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Yale Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Burnt Martini London Dry Gin, Scotch
- Martini (Sweet) Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Orange Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Seaboard Blended Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Angler's Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Aromatic Bitters
- Apricot Cocktail Gin, Apricot Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Brantini Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Chaos Calmer Plymouth(R) Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Dubonnet Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- Flamingo Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, Lime Juice
- French Rose Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Cherry Brandy
- Gin And It Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Honolulu Lulu Gin, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Nude Ell Cocktail Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Cognac, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Smiler Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Sun Of A Beach Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Orange Juice
Worth reading
- Shake or Stir? The Rule and Its Exceptions Shake anything cloudy, stir anything clear. The rule takes one line, and knowing why it works tells you what to do with the drinks it does not cover.
- The First Five Bottles for a Home Bar Buy for coverage, not for variety. Five bottles chosen this way make more drinks than ten chosen one favourite at a time.
