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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- Prince's Smile Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Gin
- White Way Cocktail Gin, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Yin Martini Sake, Gin
- Carl Johan Tanqueray(R) Gin, Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Monin(R) Lime Concentrate
- Cornwall-Nash Light Rum, Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Edith Day Cocktail London Dry Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Egg
- Eucalyptus Martini Miller's(R) Gin, Gomme Syrup, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Hilgert Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Homestead Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Judge Jr. Rum, Gin, Grenadine
- Pink Lady Gin, Grenadine, Light Cream
- Spencer Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, Orange Juice
- Welcome Stanger London Dry Gin, Swedish Punsch, Brandy
- Green Fire Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Kümmel Liqueur
- Iron Bar Sling Gin, Cherry Brandy, Southern Comfort(R)
- Tokyo Tea Vodka, Rum, Gin
- Archbishop Gin, Green Ginger Wine, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Bernardo Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Christmas Bellringer Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- De Rigueur Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Downhill Cocktail Sweet Sherry, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Eagle Cocktail Gin, Crème de Violette Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Fog Horn Gin, Rose's(R) Lime Juice, Ginger Ale
- Gene Tunney Gin, Dry Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Gibson Gin, Vermouth
- Leave-It-To-Me Cocktail Gin, Raspberry Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Leo Special Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Mandarine Passion Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, London Dry Gin, Passion Fruit Juice
- North Polar Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Once-Upon-A-Time Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Paradise Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Juice
- Peach Blow Fizz Gin, Light Cream, Lemon Juice
- Peter Pan Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Barbary Coast Scotch, Gin, Rum
- Bird of Paradise Cooler Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Bloody Dragon Gin, Tomato Juice, Lemon Juice
- Coconut Gin Gin, Lime Juice, Coconut Cream
- Connecticut Bulldog Gin, Dark Rum, Maple Syrup
- Dragonfly Gin, Ginger Ale
- Floradora Gin, Lime Juice, Raspberry Liqueur
- K.G.B. Cocktail Gin, Kümmel Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Sapphire Ricky Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
- Stone Rickey Gin, Lime Juice, Orange Juice
- Betty Paige Vermouth, Gin, Cherry Liqueur
- Boomerang Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- K.G.B. Gin, Kirschwasser, Apricot Brandy
- Martini #3 Gin, Dry Vermouth
- A1 Cocktail Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon 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.
