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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- Royal Smile Cocktail Apple Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Bird of Paradise Fizz Gin, Blackberry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Golf Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Grapefruit Cocktail Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Jewel Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Gin
- Martunia Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Migration Gin, Dark Rum, Grapefruit Juice
- Seventh Heaven Cocktail Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Albemarle Fizz Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar, Gin
- Breakfast Martini Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Lemon Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Damn-The-Weather Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Gin And Sin Gin, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice
- Hotel Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Lady Finger Cherry Liqueur, Gin, Kirschwasser
- Nightmare Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Madeira
- Purple Kiss Gin, Lemon Juice, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur
- Victor Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Black Martini Gin, Black Sambuca
- Hanky Panky London Dry Gin, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Fernet Branca(R)
- Million-Dollar Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Pineapple Juice
- Arcadia Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Beauty Spot Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Black Martini #1 Gin, Black Sambuca
- Deep Sea Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Greenham's Grotto Gin, Brandy, Orgeat Syrup
- Montmartre Cocktail London Dry Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Perfect Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Poppy Cocktail Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Fino Martini Gin, Fino Sherry
- Alexander (Original) Gin, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Cream
- Bijou Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Brittany Cocktail Gin, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Chain Lightning Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Count Currey Gin, Confectioners' Sugar, Champagne
- Dusty Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Scotch
- Georgia Gin Gin, Peach Schnapps, Orange Juice
- Hasty Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Last Round Gin, Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Matinee Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Opal Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Racquet Club Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Venezia Gin, Peach Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Webster Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Adios Motherfucker (A.M.F.) Vodka, Rum, Tequila
- Gin and Pear Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Looza(R) Pear Nectar
- Aurum Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Aurum(R) Liqueur, Gin
- Babbie's Special Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Gin, Light Cream
- Biscayne Cocktail Gin, Light Rum, Forbidden Fruit(R) 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.
