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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- Bitch-On-Wheels Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Dying Bastard Brandy, Gin, Rum
- Fat Face Gin, Apricot Liqueur, Grenadine
- Froth Blower Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Egg Whites
- Jeff Tracy Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Long Happiness Ginger, Pineapples, Vodka
- Mule's Hind Leg Gin, Apple Brandy, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- The Bronx Ain't So Sweet Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Juice
- Gypsy Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- The Ray-Ray Tanqueray(R) Gin, Dr. Brown's(R) Cel-Ray Soda
- Allied Requirements Dry Vermouth, Gin, Pernod(R)
- Belles Of St. Mary's Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Blue Jacket Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Dirty Dick's Downfall Gin, Dry Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Garbo Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Swedish Punsch
- Golden Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Knickerbocker Martini Orange Bitters, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, French Vermouth
- Orlando Amethyst Gin, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Park Avenue Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Pineapple Juice
- Smurf-o-tonic Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Tonic Water
- 77 Sunset Strip Finlandia(R) Vodka, Tanqueray(R) Gin, Captain Morgan(R) Original Spiced Rum
- Blonde Jenny Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- British Comfort Southern Comfort(R), Gin, Lemon Juice
- First Nighter Gin, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Kingston Spiced Rum, Gin, Lime Juice
- Rose Cocktail (English) Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Sand-Martin Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- World Peace Cocktail Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Lemon Juice, Elderflower Syrup
- Alfonso Special Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, London Dry Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Diabolique Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Orgeat Syrup
- Income Tax Cocktail Gin, Rosso Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Jamaica Glow Gin, Jamaican Rum, Claret Wine
- Oaxaca Jim Gin, Orange Juice, Grapefruit Juice
- Paez Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Peggy Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Pegu Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Red Gin Gin, Cherry Heering(R) Liqueur
- Rendezvous Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Space Gin, Hazelnut Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Stanley Cocktail Light Rum, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Triplet Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Peach Brandy
- Moi? Dry Vermouth, Gin, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Bacardi Special Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Gin, Lime Juice
- Boxcar Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Bridesmaid Cooler Gin, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Codswallop Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Raspberry Liqueur
- Crow's Nest Gin, Sweet Sherry
- Fare Thee Well Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet 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.
