For the gin connoisseur, there can be fewer finer things in life than getting creative with gin cocktails. For some gin lovers, it can be hard to know what garnish works well, what to pair your gin with and so on. That’s why our team has compiled a list of easy to make gin cocktails for you to dazzle your friends with.
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Negroni
The negroni is a must-make for the gin lover. These gin cocktails are perfectly garnished with fresh orange peel.
Ingredients
25ml Gin
25ml Campari
25ml Sweet Vermouth
Fresh Orange Peel
Method
Add gin, Campari & vermouth to an ice-filled shaker. Stir until well-chilled & strain into an ice-filled rock glass.
Recommended Garnish
Garnish with a peel of fresh orange.
Bramble
There are few gin cocktails that perfectly manage the balance between sweet and sour, but the bramble does it.
Ingredients
50ml Gin
25ml Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
15ml Crème de Mure
Crushed Ice
Method
Mix together all the ingredients and pour into a glass filled with crushed ice. Add an extra drizzle of the Crème de Mure to the top.
Recommended Garnish
Blackberries & lemon
Gin Fizz
These gin cocktails will provide great refreshment to you and your friends.
Ingredients
50ml Gin
2tsp Sugar Syrup
25ml Lemon Juice
Sparkling Water
Method
Add the gin, juice & sugar syrup to an ice-filled shaker. Shake until cold. Strain into an ice-filled tall glass. Top with sparkling water.
Recommended Garnish
Garnish with a lemon slice
Gin Sling
Have a fling with the gin sling. These gin cocktails are an elegant addition to your cocktail recipe book.
Ingredients
50ml Gin
15ml Sugar Syrup
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
20ml Lemon Juice
Tonic Water
Soda Water
Method
Add gin, juice, syrup & bitters to an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake to combine & strain into an ice-filled tall glass. Top with equal parts tonic & soda water.
Recommended Garnish
Garnish with a rosemary sprig and lemon wedge.
Gimlet Cocktail
You can be creative with your additions to these gin cocktails.
Ingredients
60ml Gin
30ml Lime Syrup
Lime Juice
Method
Add equal parts lime juice to sugar & heat in a pan. Pour into a tall glass. Add gin & ice, stir & strain into a chilled glass.
Recommended Garnish
Serve with a sprig of lavender.
Tom Collins
These gin cocktails are great either shaken or stirred.
Ingredients
40ml Gin
30ml Lemon Juice
1-2tbsp Simple Syrup
Soda Water
Ice
Method
Pour the gin, juice and syrup into a long drink glass filled with ice. Stir thoroughly & top with soda water
Recommended Garnish
Garnish with a slice of lemon.
Gin & Tonic
For those of you that still aren’t confident with your gin cocktails, here is one that truly cannot go wrong!
Ingredients
Gin
Tonic
Lemon Slice to Garnish
Method
Fill a glass with ice. Pour over gin. Top with tonic.
Recommended Garnish
A slice of lemon.
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