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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- Gadzooks Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy, Gin
- Gasper Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Jolly Good Zen Zen(R) Green Tea Liqueur, Hendrick(R) Gin, Marmalade
- Nineteenth Hole Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Patton Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Same Old Song Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Vendome Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Xanthia Cocktail Cherry Brandy, Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Earthquake Cocktail Gin, Bourbon, Deva(R) Absinthe
- Gotland Summer Night Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Tom Stover Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
- Angel Face Gin, Apricot Brandy, Calvados
- Arthur Tompkins Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Ball Or Head Gin, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth
- Dry Chocolate Gin, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Empire Cocktail Gin, Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- European Gin, Cream Sherry, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- James Bond Martini Gin, Vodka, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Mac Daddy Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Tuxedo Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Dry Vermouth, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur
- Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Bronx Golden Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Clover Club Royal Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Desert Healer Gin, Heering(R) Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Hawaiian Orange Blossom Gin, White Curaçao Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Hula Hoop Gin, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Judgette Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Peach Brandy, Gin
- Patrician Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Punt e Mes(R) Vermouth
- Sore Throat Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Rosso Vermouth
- Ten Pin Gin London Dry Gin, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Tobago White Rum, Gin, Lime Juice
- Creme De Gin Cocktail Gin, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Alaska Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Cabaret Gin, Dry Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Cape Cod Cooler Sloe Gin, Gin, Cranberry Juice
- Dempsey Cocktail Apple Brandy, Gin, Anise
- Dundee Cocktail Gin, Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Flying Dutchman Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Gin-berry Tanqueray(R) 10 Gin, Crème de Mûre Liqueur, Crème de Framboise Liqueur
- Newbury Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Reynolds Special Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Tonic Water
- Wembly Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Yolanda Gin, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Caroli Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Bitters
- Mystery Date Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Grenadine
- Vesper Gin, Vodka, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Captain's Table Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Grenadine
- Colony Room Cocktail Ricard(R) Pastis, Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
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.
