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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- Texas Fizz Champagne, Gin, Orange Juice
- Pink Elephant Grenadine, Gin
- AT&T Absolut(R) Vodka, Tanqueray(R) Gin, Tonic Water
- Fitzgerald Gin, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Kir Martini Gordon's(R) Gin, Extra Dry Vermouth, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Milano Cocktail Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Rouge Martini Gin, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Bluebird Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Boomerang Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Casino Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Chelsea Hotel Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Chunnel Cocktail Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Desperate Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Blackberry Brandy
- Gin Buck Gin, Lemon Juice, Ginger Ale
- Gloom Raiser Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- High Tide Gin, Coconut Cream, Mint Leaves
- King of Noble Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apple Brandy
- Lady's Mango Gin, Marie Brizard(R) Mango Passion Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Montreal Gin Sour Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Park Lane Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Juice
- Supreme Gin, Peach Brandy, Orange Juice
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Western Sling Gin, Cherry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Fog Cutter Light Rum, Gin, Brandy
- Shaft Aperol(R) Aperitivo, Gin, Sparkling White Wine
- Barcelona Fizz Sweet Sherry, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Coco's Cocktail Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Dry Vermouth
- Free Silver Dark Rum, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Killarney Irish Mist(R) Herbal Liqueur, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- New Orleans Fizz Gin, Cream, Orange Flower Water
- Novebuche Campari(R) Bitter, Grapefruit Juice, Gin
- Pink Gin Tonic Gin, Tonic Water, Campari(R) Bitter
- Silver Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sugar Syrup
- Smoky Martini Gin, Scotch
- Ulanda Cocktail Gin, Anise, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Greyhound Gin, Grapefruit Juice
- Queen Elizabeth Dry Vermouth, Gin, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Anisette Cocktail Anisette Liqueur, Gin, Whipping Cream
- Appian Way Amaretto Liqueur, Gin, Liquore Strega(R)
- Chatham Cocktail Gin, Ginger Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Coronation Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Hawaii Cocktail Gin, Pineapple Juice, Orange Bitters
- HPW Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Lady Killer Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Miss Kitty Gin, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Morticia Gin, Pernod(R), Dry Vermouth
- Piccadilly Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Ridley Tequila Reposado, Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
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.
