It is very rare to find a person who loves to drink pure gin. Still, this is a rather dry and strong alcohol with a tart aftertaste of juniper. But as an alcoholic base for cocktails, gin is perfect. We’ve rounded up 10 of the best easy gin cocktails you can make at home in just a few minutes. The rating is based on the preferences of the editors of our site.
For cocktails, we recommend using “London dry gin” (London dry), among all types of gin, only it is universal. Best brands: Bombay Sapphire (Bombay Sapphire), Beefeater Gin (Beefeater or Life Guards) and Gordon’s (Gordons).
Gin Cocktail Recipes
1. “Gin and tonic”
Composition:
- gin – 100 ml;
- tonic – 200 ml;
- a circle of lemon – 1 piece;
- ice – a third of the glass.
Preparation: pour gin into a glass with ice, then tonic and put a circle of lemon. Drink through a straw. An alternative cocktail recipe is shown in the video.
2. The Bronx
Composition:
- gin – 20 ml;
- red vermouth – 10 ml;
- dry vermouth – 10 ml;
- orange juice – 20 ml.
Preparation: put ice cubes and all other ingredients in a shaker, shake several times, then pour into a cocktail glass.
3. “Lady Chatterley”
Composition:
- gin – 30 ml;
- Curacao liqueur – 10 ml;
- dry vermouth – 10 ml;
- orange juice – 10 ml.
Preparation: after mixing in a shaker with ice, pour the entire contents into a glass with a high stem.
4. “Grapefruit Splash”
Composition:
- gin – 20 ml;
- grapefruit juice – 30 ml;
- crushed ice – 200 grams.
Preparation: fill the glass with ice, add gin and grapefruit juice, mix thoroughly with a cocktail spoon.
5. “Chiki-puki”
Composition:
- gin – 15 ml;
- blackcurrant liqueur – 15 ml;
- Limoncello – 20 ml;
- ground black pepper – 1 gram.
Preparation: this strong cocktail is poured in layers in the following sequence: gin, Limoncello, blackcurrant liqueur. Then the surface of the stack is sprinkled with pepper.
6. “Apple martini”
Composition:
- gin – 15 ml;
- apple juice – 40 ml;
- dry vermouth – 25 ml;
- apple slices – 2-3 pieces.
Preparation: Mix all ingredients in a glass.
7. “Alexander”
Composition:
- coffee liqueur – 30 ml;
- gin – 30 ml;
- cream 33% fat – 30 ml;
- ice cubes – 200 grams;
- ground nutmeg – 2 grams.
Preparation: mix all the ingredients in a shaker, then pour the finished cocktail into a glass.
8. “Suzie Wong”
Composition:
- tangerine liqueur – 20 ml;
- lemon juice – 20 ml;
- dry champagne – 20 ml;
- gin – 20 ml.
Preparation: shake all ingredients except champagne in a shaker, pour into a glass and add champagne. To decorate the drink, you can put an orange slice on the edge of the glass.
9. “Cocktail 001”
Composition:
- gin – 40 ml;
- sprite – 100 ml;
- currant syrup – 20 ml.
Preparation: fill the glass with ice, gin, syrup and sprite. Drink through a straw.
10. “Arno”
Composition:
- peach liqueur – 30 ml;
- dry vermouth – 30 ml;
- gin – 30 ml;
- ice cubes – 200 grams.
Preparation: mix all the ingredients in a glass and add a slice of lemon.
Separately, it is worth mentioning that in addition to making cocktails, you can simply mix gin with juice. Orange, lemon, apple and cherry fresh juices (freshly squeezed juices) are ideal. The proportions depend on the desired strength, the classic ratio is 1:2 (one part gin and two parts juice).
More gin cocktail recipes in the video. There are: Tom Collins (Tom Collins), Dry martini (Martini dry), Negroni (Negroni) and Martinez (Martinez).
