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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- Lillet Cocktail Lillet(R) Blanc, Gin
- Monkey Gland Cocktail Gin, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Mr. New Yorker French Vermouth, Gin, Dry Sherry
- Paisley Martini Gin, Scotch, Dry Vermouth
- Pink Gin Aromatic Bitters, Plymouth(R) Gin
- Red Lion Tanqueray(R) Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- The Drink Dry Sherry, Boodles(R) Dry Gin
- Why Not? Apricot Brandy, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Spicy Martini Gin, Vermouth, Tabasco(R) Sauce
- Bannister Gin, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Belmont Gin, Whipping Cream, Raspberry Syrup
- Bermuda Rose Apricot Brandy, Gin, Grenadine
- Cloister Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Crimson Cocktail Gin, Ruby Port, Lime Juice
- Delmonico Cocktail Gin, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Gin and Bitters Aromatic Bitters, Gin
- Grand Passion Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters, Passion Fruit Juice
- Hokkaido Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Sake
- Lone Tree Cooler Carbonated Water, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Maxim Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Napoleon Gin, Curaçao Liqueur, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- RAC Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- London Cocktail Gin, Orange Bitters, Simple Syrup
- Mandarine Summertime Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, London Dry Gin, Orange Juice
- Maritime Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Northern Exposure Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Cape May Gin, Cherry Brandy, Ginger Ale
- Crimson Sunset Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Farthingale Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Gin-Cassis Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Gradeal Special Gin, Light Rum, Apricot Brandy
- Octopus's Garden Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Tom Sweeney Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Pink Fix Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Dirty Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Hot Gin Gin, Lemon Juice, Water
- Almond Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Peach Brandy
- Chanticleer Gin, Lemon Juice, Raspberry Syrup
- Cockney Champagne Champagne, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Coterie Cognac, Izarra(R) Herbal Liqueur, Gin
- Earthquake Gin, Whisky, Pernod(R)
- Emerson Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Lime Juice
- Green Fizz Gin, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Hudson Bay Cherry Liqueur, Gin, 151 Proof Rum
- Hula-Hula Cocktail Gin, Orange Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Orange Bloom London Dry Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Pall Mall Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Perfect Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
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.
