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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- Wedding Bell Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Cherry Brandy
- Dry Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Aruba Cocktail Gin, White Curaçao Liqueur, Egg Whites
- Diamond Head Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Emily Emily Raspberry Vodka, Passoa(R) Liqueur, Plymouth(R) Gin
- Fairbanks Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Jupiter Cocktail Orange Juice, Crème de Violette Liqueur, Vermouth
- Red Cloud Gin, Apricot Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Russian Cocktail Vodka, Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Wilfred's Weather Dry Vermouth, Gin, Ricard(R) Pastis
- Apricot Crowfoot Apricot Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Deep Valley Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Fireworks Champagne, Gin, Tangerine Schnapps
- Frankenjack Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Gin Cup Gin, Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Green Martini Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Holland Martini Jenever, Vermouth
- Lady Evelyn Dry Vermouth, Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Pompano Gin, Dry Vermouth, Grapefruit Juice
- Southern Bride Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Tango Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Guillotine Shot Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice, Gin
- Oyama Gin, Sake, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Astoria Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Cherry Kiss Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Claridge Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Dodge Special Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grape Juice
- Love Wrench Sarticious(R) Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- Spring Feeling Cocktail Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Titanic Uplift Midori(R) Melon Liqueur, Plymouth(R) Gin, Orange Juice
- Baronial Lillet(R) Blanc, Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Blue Canary Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Absinthe Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Absinthe
- Amsterdam Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Mandarin Juice
- Boston Cocktail Gin, Apricot Brandy, Grenadine
- Double Standard Sour Blended Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Fairy Belle Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, Grenadine
- Fastlap Gin, Pernod(R), Orange Juice
- Foghorn Gin, Ginger Ale, Lime Juice
- Montgomery Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Pink Pussycat Gin, Pineapple Juice, Cherry Liqueur
- Resolute Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Green Gables #2 Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Byrrh Special Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Gin
- Martini #2 Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Bennet Cocktail Gin, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Bulldog Cocktail Cherry Liqueur, Gin, Lime Juice
- Cafe de Paris Gin, Anisette Liqueur, Egg Whites
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.
