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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- Maiden's Blush Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cherry Brandy
- Major Bailey Gin, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Rose Cocktail (French) Gin, Dry Vermouth, Cherry Liqueur
- Royal Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Ruby In The Rough Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Stork Club Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Tropical Dawn Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Orange Juice
- Verdi Gin, Pêcher Mignon(R) Peach Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Sensation Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Cafe De Paris Cocktail Gin, Anise, Light Cream
- Smart Christine Gin, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Du Barry Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Gin Cobbler Caster Sugar, Soda Water, Gin
- Golden Dawn Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Gin
- Green Beetle Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Hoffman House Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Nick and Nora Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Royal Clover Club Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Salty Dog Grapefruit Juice, Gin, Salt
- Tannersworth Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Jungle Frost Gin, Pisang Ambon(R) Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Baby Fingers Cocktail Sloe Gin, Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Captain Cook Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Darb Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Gilroy Cocktail Cherry Liqueur, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Gin Smash Gin, Carbonated Water, Granulated Sugar
- Go for Broke Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Hot Rod Tanqueray(R) Gin, Pineapple Juice, Cranberry Juice
- Mayflower Martini Plymouth(R) Gin, French Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Rheingold Gordon's(R) Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Martini & Rossi(R) Dry Vermouth
- Ruby Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy
- Polo Cocktail Gin, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice
- Caruso Blanco Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Dead Bastard Brandy, Bourbon, Gin
- Delmonico #2 Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Fraises Fizz Gin, Strawberry Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Hoya Gin, Ginger Ale, Orange Juice
- Noblesse Pineau Des Charentes White, Gin, Strawberry Liqueur
- Old Etonian Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Orange Bitters
- Opera Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Orange Buck Gin, Orange Juice, Lime Juice
- Pall Mall Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Pink Top Gin, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Prohibition Cocktail Plymouth(R) Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Apricot Brandy
- Rolls-Royce Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Suffering Bastard Cognac, Gin, Lime Juice
- B.V.D. Gin, Rum, Dry Vermouth
- Happy Hollander Champagne, Gin, Mango Juice
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.
