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Gin cocktails
39 drinks that use gin. Add your bottles in Shelf Shaker to see which ones you can make tonight.
Angel Face
Equal parts gin, apricot liqueur and apple brandy make a fragrant, orchard-fruit drink that hides its strength well.
Army and Navy
Gin and lemon smoothed with nutty orgeat, a rich, almond-scented sour.
Aviation
A pale sky-tinted gin sour lifted by cherry liqueur and a touch of violet.
Bee's Knees
Gin, honey and lemon shaken into a soft, floral Prohibition-era sour.
Bijou
Gin, sweet vermouth, and green Chartreuse stirred into a jewel-toned, herbaceous sipper.
Bramble
A gin sour over crushed ice with blackberry liqueur bleeding through it.
Casino
A crisp, nearly clear Old Tom gin drink with a whisper of maraschino and orange bitters.
Clover Club
A pink, silky gin sour sweetened with raspberry and topped with a soft foam from egg white.
Corpse Reviver #2
Equal parts gin, orange liqueur, aromatized wine and lemon in an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Dry Martini
Cold gin softened by a splash of dry vermouth.
Eastside
A gin sour with cucumber and mint, cool and garden-fresh.
French 75
A gin sour crowned with sparkling wine.
Gimlet
Gin and lime sweetened just enough, tart and bracing.
Gin and Tonic
The bar-rail standby: crisp gin stretched with bittersweet tonic over plenty of ice.
Gin Basil Smash
A vivid green gin sour packed with fresh basil, herbal and bright.
Gin Fizz
A tangy gin sour lengthened with soda for a light, bubbly refresher.
Gin Gin Mule
A mojito-mule hybrid with gin, lime, mint, and spicy ginger beer.
Gin Rickey
Gin, fresh lime, and soda with no sugar, sharp, dry, and made for hot weather.
Hanky Panky
Gin and sweet vermouth sharpened by a couple of dashes of fernet for a bittersweet, minty finish.
Jasmine
Gin, lemon, orange liqueur, and a splash of bitter aperitivo that together taste curiously like grapefruit.
John Collins
A tall, lemony gin highball with a fizzy lift.
Last Word
Four equal parts that land in sharp, herbal harmony, with green chartreuse leading the way.
Long Island Iced Tea
Four white spirits, orange liqueur, lemon and a splash of cola.
Martinez
A sweeter, rounder forerunner of the martini built on Old Tom gin, sweet vermouth and a dash of maraschino.
Monkey Gland
Gin and orange juice with hints of anise and pomegranate.
Negroni
Gin, bitter aperitivo and sweet vermouth in equal measure.
Paradise
Gin with apricot liqueur and a splash of orange juice for a soft, sunny stone-fruit sipper.
Pegu Club
Gin, orange liqueur, and lime with two kinds of bitters, the house drink of a colonial-era club in Burma.
Ramos Gin Fizz
A cloud-like New Orleans fizz of gin, citrus, cream and egg white, famous for its long shake and tall foam.
Salty Dog
Gin and grapefruit in a salt-rimmed glass; the salt tames the bitterness and lifts the fruit.
Saturn
A gin-based tiki drink with passion fruit, orgeat, and falernum, served on crushed ice.
Scorpion Bowl
A shareable tiki punch of rum, brandy, citrus, and orgeat, served in a big bowl with long straws.
Singapore Sling
A tall, fruity gin punch with cherry liqueur, Bénédictine, pineapple and lime from Raffles Hotel lore.
Southside
A gin sour shaken with fresh mint.
Suffering Bastard
Cognac and gin with lime, bitters and ginger beer.
Tom Collins
Gin lemonade with bubbles: tall, tart, and refreshing, with Old Tom gin for a softer sweetness.
Tuxedo
A dry, aromatic martini variation with Old Tom gin, dry vermouth, maraschino and a hint of absinthe.
Vesper
Gin and vodka with aromatized white wine.
White Lady
A clean, pale gin sour with orange liqueur and an optional silky egg-white texture.