Gin is one of our favourite drinks. We’ve even got our famous gin wall to prove it! The beloved spirit is so diverse that it can be included in any number of cocktails, whether they’re sweet, tart or savoury.

These easy gin cocktails only require two or three ingredients – plus some ice and optional garnishes, so are super easy to make for an evening treat or an occasional brunch.
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Gin and Tonic

No cocktail is simpler than a Gin and Tonic. There are all sorts of ways to add a ‘twist’ or unique spin, but sometimes less is more, which is why we love the classic.

Ingredients: 2 measures of dry gin, tonic to taste
Glass: Highball
Method: Pack your glass with ice – using lots will stop it melting too quickly and diluting your drink. Then simply pour over two measures of your preferred gin and top up with tonic to suit your taste. You usually use a little more tonic than gin. Add lime, lemon or elderberry to garnish or as additional flavour.

Dry Martini

Another gin cocktail classic, the Dry Martini is full of class and possibly one of the most famous cocktails in the world. Fortunately, it’s also really easy to make (but for us, it’s stirred, not shaken!).

Ingredients: Half measure of vermouth, 3 measures gin
Glass: Martini
Method: Put your glass in the fridge while you prep your drink. Place the vermouth and gin into a cocktail shaker – or similar – with plenty of ice. Stir until the shaker is very cold, then sample the drink to check the strength. Keep on stirring until it’s diluted to your preferred taste. Add an olive or a lemon rind twist to garnish

Pink Gin

Pink gin is a popular version of gin and it’s really easy to buy good quality versions, including from our online store. But if you’d like to try making your own pink gin, or perhaps don’t have a ready-made bottle in the house, try this cocktail recipe. It was created in the navy when someone added Angosturra bitters – up until then intended for medical use – to gin.

Ingredients: 1-4 dashes of Angostura bitters, 1 measure gin, iced water
Glass: Martini
Method: Swirl the Angostura bitters around your glass to cover, then add the gin and top up with iced water to taste.

Gin Buck

The Gin Buck is super easy to make, and will be popular with those of you who love the sweet and spicy taste of ginger.

Ingredients: 1.5 measures of gin, dry ginger ale
Glass: Highball
Method: Simply pop in a few cubes of ice, pour in the gin, and top up with ginger ale to taste. Garnish with a lemon rind spiral.

Orange Blossom / Adirondack

The Orange Blossom was invented during prohibition and was traditionally known as an Adirondack cocktail. It’s a perfect spring drink, but we won’t hold it against you if you enjoy it at other times of the year, too.

Ingredients: 1 measure gin, 1 measure sweet vermouth, 1 measure fresh orange juice
Glass: Highball
Method: Put all the ingredients into a cooled cocktail shaker. Gently (and briefly) shake to mix before pouring over ice in a highball glass. Decorate with an orange wheel to serve. You can simplify this cocktail even further by removing the vermouth.

Sapphire Martini

We love a Martini, and the Sapphire version brings something a little different – most noticeably a delightful blue hue!

Ingredients: 2 measures gin, half measure blue Curaçao, half measure dry vermouth (optional)
Glass: Martini
Method: Add the gin, Curaçao and vermouth into a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes. Give it a good shake and then strain into your glass. Pop a cocktail cherry (blue or red) on top for an extra touch of fun.

Gimlet

It’s thought that the Gimlet was invented by a British Navy surgeon who added lime to gin in an effort to get sailors to have more Vitamin C. You can therefore quote medical reasons if you need an excuse to pour yourself this refreshing cocktail. You can replace the lime cordial with freshly squeezed lime and a bit of sugar if you prefer.

Ingredients: 2 measures gin, 1 measure lime cordial, half measure water
Glass: Martini
Method: Add the gin and lime cordial into a cocktail shaker with some ice and give it a good mix. Strain into your glass and add water. Squeeze some extra fresh lime juice into it if you prefer extra zing, otherwise just decorate with a wedge instead.

Greyhound

This cocktail is apparently named because it was a popular drink at Greyhound bus stations in the USA. If you like an extra dash of savour flavour, you can make it into a Salty Dog cocktail by adding – you guessed it – salt.

Ingredients: 1.5 measures of gin, grapefruit juice
Glass: Rocks
Method: Fill your glass with rocks, then pour over the gin followed by the grapefruit juice to taste. Give it a gentle stir and then enjoy.

Asylum

Done right, this cocktail is said to “look like rosy dawn” and “taste like the milk of Paradise”. That’s quite the statement! Fortunately, it’s so simple to make that you can soon enough find out for yourself.

Ingredients: 2 measures gin, 1 measure Pernod (or other anise liqueur), 1 teaspoon grenadine
Glass: Martini
Method: Pour, in order, grenadine, Pernod then gin. Add ice. You can gently stir if you prefer, but take some time to wait for the ice to melt so you can enjoy the shapes made by the Pernod as it clouds up.

White Lady

The White Lady has many names, including Delilah, Chelsea Sidecar or Lillian Forever. This is a bitter drink thanks to the lemon and Cointreau, so there’s a balance to be found to suit your taste buds.

Ingredients: 1 measure gin, 1 measure Cointreau, 1 measure fresh lemon juice
Glass: Martini
Method: Add the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake them well. Then pour into a chilled cocktail glass and decorate with a lemon rind twist.

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