Gin is, in itself, a fascinating drink to explore. Natural properties give this alcohol an authentic character that others do not have when it comes to aroma and taste profiles. It can be cooked (kicked out) yourself according to the appropriate recipes. It is also the basis for numerous gin cocktails - the best drinks ever invented, according to the opinions of many Shaken, Not Stirred lovers. Well, are you ready to try?
Variety of gin cocktail recipes
Although, of course, there are not so many of them as with vodka, but there are thousands of simply excellent recipes, and this track record can be quite impressive. Some "work" best with a particular brand of gin, some are reliable and impeccable with anyone, and are always at your service when you need high-quality booze. If you are just starting to travel the world of gin cocktails, we recommend the ones listed below. They are necessary to replenish the experience. All are quite popular, some more than others, and each of them has an attractiveness that has been used by bartenders for many decades to attract neophytes. The range of drinks includes gin in the best possible way (and in the simplest mixes, as well as in more complex, often controversial and finely balanced).
Classics: Martini and Gin
Let's start with the most obvious, with Martini. You can call it any other drink in a cocktail glass, but a real Martini always requires the accompaniment of gin. The majestic beauty of “Martini” in its simplicity: gin and dry vermouth are combined in your preferred proportions, mixed, although shaking is possible. This gin cocktail, which is the basis for countless other drinks, can be made according to your specific wishes and is a wonderful experience of refined alcoholic drinking.
How to cook?
So, we take: 15 ml of vermouth and 75 ml of gin of good quality. Fill the container with ice cubes and stir with a spoon. Pour through the strainer into a cocktail glass (it is desirable to pre-cool it). Decorate with olive. It is possible to use.
Gin + tonic = love
Reliability is the best word to describe a gin-tonic cocktail. This is another obvious drink with just two ingredients, and is the basis for many other blends. It is very difficult to confuse something, whether in a bar or in your own kitchen, since both components are always available. Judging by the reviews, the tonic combination is simply fantastic.
Gin and tonic cocktail. Recipe
Everything looks pretty commonplace. Of course, today you can buy a ready-made drink. But it’s best to cook it yourself, isn't it? We take highball and fill it with ice cubes. Pour there the same 50 grams of gin. Top with tonic and gently stir with a cocktail spoon. Garnish with lime slices.
Monkey gland
This gin-based cocktail is also simple. Gin and orange juice - here is another combination of taste enchanting receptors. Although the drinks listed below are more versatile, Monkey Gland is much more interesting. This, in fact, is the favorite of all gin cocktail recipes. “Monkey” (or literally - “Monkey gland”) has a funny name, bright culinary inspiration and a little surprise. All this is a combination of gin, orange juice and grenadine. It’s just fantastic, and you can’t stop drinking a wonderful drink. However, especially at home, you should keep the taste under control, because excessive additives will quickly destroy the magic. What we need is just a hint of anise to give the drink a light aftertaste.
How to cook?
We take gin - 45 ml, and the same amount of freshly squeezed orange juice. Sometimes a stronger version of "with character" is used (ratio of 60 to 30). We’ll also introduce grenadine and Perno into a teaspoon. We use a shaker and a glass of old fashion, ice.
Gimlet
You can prepare other cocktails with gin at home. Someone relies on Gimlet as a summer alternative to the classic Martini, someone considers it one and only. This is true, since a simple (again two-component) drink is a real miracle on hot days. And if you're wondering how gin and lime work together, this drink is the best way to check. The popular name of this cocktail with gin is “gimlet”. And cooking it is also quite simple.
How to make?
So, we fill the shaker with ice cubes, pour lime cordial (sweetened juice) into it - 30 ml. There is gin in the amount of 60 ml. Beat gently. Pour through a strainer into a cocktail glass (cool!) And decorate with zest of lime.
Negroni
If you are looking for an alcoholic cocktail with gin to drink before dinner, look at Negroni. This popular drink includes gin, sweet vermouth and campari, which are the embodiment of aperitifs and almost perfectly combine as a great appetite stimulant. They say that the drink was invented by the Florentine count (in honor of his last name and named a cocktail).
How to cook?
In the classic recipe, the alcohol constituents are “equalized” in their rights. We take 30 ml of dry gin, red vermouth and Campari. And we also need fresh orange and ice. A glass of Rox is filled with ice, add all other ingredients and mix. Decorate with a slice of orange.
Floradora
Floradora proves to us the beauty of the combination of gin and raspberries, and everyone who tries it falls in love with it. A mixture of gin, lime, raspberries, ginger ale ... If you have not tried this before, then lose sight of the real gem of the cocktail scene. We need: 45 ml of gin, 15 - lime juice, 15 - berry (raspberry) liquor, ginger ale and lime. In highball (pre-cool!) We put pieces of ice, pour gin, introduce lime juice, berry liquor. All this should not be stirred. And you just need to add ginger ale. To serve the glass, decorate with a slice of lime and stick a straw. And the Florador is ready for use. Judging by the reviews, the drink has an unsurpassed taste.
Singapore Sling
Singaporean is one of those wonderful gin-based cocktails that everyone loves, but few can understand how it “works.” Although the original recipe still seems to be in the shadows, over the years a long list of ingredients has been added and subtracted into it, and the Singapore Sling is still loved by many connoisseurs and is even considered a national treasure. There are several things in this classic: it includes gin, citrus fruits, cherry brandy and soda; it is served on ice; and he is red. By the way, variations include pineapple, red wine, and grenadine, and some other ingredients. And the cocktail perfectly combines the astringency of cherry pits, grassy base, juniper bitterness, juice fresh.
Corpse Reviver (or “revitalizing, resurrecting”)
There are two recipes: one with cognac, and the second with gin. These are two completely different cocktails, and both probably got their names from their ability to wake up and the dead (or very drunk, asleep at the bar). It is necessary to take 45 ml of gin, 15 - dry vermouth, 30 - lemon or lime juice, 15 ml - liquor with anise. Beat all this in a shaker with ice and filter into a glass.