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.
Start here
The ones worth knowing before the rest.
Add one more bottle
What a second bottle opens up.
All 731 recipes
Page 3 of 16.
- Shimano Gin, Watermelon Schnapps, Pomegranate Juice
- Allies Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Kümmel Liqueur
- Bachelor's Bait Gin, Orange Bitters, Grenadine
- Buckeye Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Dirty Virgin Tanqueray(R) Gin, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Emerald Cocktail #3 Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Emerald Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Golden Sip Lakka Liqueur, Gin, Schweppes(R) Russchian Water
- Java Cooler Gin, Aromatic Bitters, Lime Juice
- South Side London Dry Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Straight Law Cocktail Dry Sherry, Gin
- Sugar Daddy Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Tailspin Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Thanksgiving Special Apricot Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Alliance Aquavit, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Huntington Special Gin, Grenadine, Lemon Juice
- Butterflies Cocktail Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Confirmed Bachelor Gin, Grenadine, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Cuyahoga Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Douglas Fairbanks Gin, Marie Brizard(R) Apricot Brandy, Lime Juice
- Emerald Isle Cocktail Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Fare Thee Well Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Floradora Cooler Gin, Soda Water, Lime Juice
- Greenback Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Joulouville Gin, Apple Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Leap Year Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Little Devil London Dry Gin, Rum, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Prairie Chicken Gin, Egg
- Ranger Cocktail White Rum, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Renaissance Cocktail Gin, Dry Sherry, Light Cream
- Upside-Down Martini French Vermouth, Gin
- What The Hell Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Wonder Bra Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- DJ Shooters Peach Schnapps, Gin, Coconut Rum
- Angel's Delight Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cream
- Ideal Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Miami Iced Tea Vodka, Gin, Rum
- Rasta's Revenge Gin, Dark Rum, Ruby Port
- Red Velvet Gin, Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Sprite(R)
- Sud-Ouest Pineau Des Charentes, Gin, Orange Juice
- 3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea Gin, Light Rum, Tequila
- Absent Friend Gin, Grenadine, Whipping Cream
- Apricot Anise Collins Apricot Brandy, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Champagne Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Cherry Cobbler London Dry Gin, Cherry Brandy, Sugar Syrup
- Diamond Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Dutch Trade Winds Jenever, Curaçao Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- English Rose Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, 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.
