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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- Za Za Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Alexander's Sister Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Heavy Cream
- Caruso Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur
- Chris Crush Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Martini & Rossi(R) Bianco Vermouth, Gin
- Honolulu Cocktail Gin, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice
- Petticoat Lane Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Southern Gin Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Lasky Cocktail Gin, Grape Juice, Swedish Punsch
- Bee's Knees London Dry Gin, Honey, Lemon Juice
- Absinthe Minded Martini Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Mari Mayans Absenta(R) Absinthe, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Burfentailor Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Brandy
- Crooked Sister Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Eclipse Sloe Gin, Gin, Grenadine
- Florida Gin, Kirschwasser, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Turf Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anise
- Blue Train Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Jungle Juice Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Caricature Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Colony Club Martini Gin, Pernod(R), Orange Bitters
- Fancy Gin Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Frobisher Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters, Champagne
- Goin' Home Gin, Peach Schnapps, Dry Vermouth
- Golden Bronx Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Jack Withers Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Morro Gin, Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice
- Jasmine Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Slow Gin and Tonic Gin, Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice
- Even Pair Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pear Liqueur
- Frozen Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Gin Fix Granulated Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Gin Rickey Gin, Lime Juice, Carbonated Water
- H.P.W. Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Leaning Tower Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Lillet Noyaux Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur
- Mrs. Taylors Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Triple Sec Liqueur
- One Exciting Night Plymouth(R) Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Side Kick Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Smile Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Sphinx Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Tanqueray and Tonic Tanqueray(R) Gin, Tonic Water
- The Scranton Old Overholt(R) Rye Whiskey, Plymouth(R) Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Fernet Branca Cocktail Gin, Fernet Branca(R), Sweet Vermouth
- Abbey Cocktail Gin, Orange Bitters, Orange Juice
- Blue Bird Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Clover Club Gin, Raspberry Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Farmer Giles Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- On the Square Apricot Brandy, Gin, Calvados
- Remsen Cooler Gin, Carbonated Water, Confectioners' Sugar
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.
