Gin Recipes Blog

Here is a tasty recipe for Fraises Fizz, with gin, strawberry liqueur, lemon juice, sugar syrup and soda water.

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1 1/2 tsp sugar syrup
• 1 oz strawberry liqueur
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• soda water

Combine the gin, strawberry liqueur, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
Shake well.
Strain into a highball glass.
Add soda water, and garnish with a strawberry and a twist of lemon peel.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

This is a heavenly recipe for Dutch Trade Winds, with Dutch genever gin, Curacao orange liqueur, lemon juice and sugar syrup.

• 1 tsp sugar syrup
• 1/2 oz Curacao orange liqueur
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 2 oz Dutch genever gin

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

A delightful recipe for Coco Loco #2, with silver tequila, light rum, gin, pineapple juice, sugar syrup, lime juice and coconut.

• 1 fresh coconut
• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz light rum
• 1 tsp sugar syrup
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 2 oz silver tequila
• 3/4 oz fresh lime juice

Saw off the top of the coconut and pour the coconut water into a glass.
Add one cup of crushed ice to the coconut and pour in all the other ingredients (including the coconut water).
Squeeze in a half lime, and drop the shell in.
Stir well.
Add a straw and a paper umbrella, and serve.

A tempting recipe for Southern Ginger, with dry ginger ale, mint, sugar syrup and lemon juice.

• 1 mint sprig
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz sugar syrup
• 5 oz dry ginger ale

Crush the mint gently in a highball glass.
Fill with broken ice, add remaining ingredients and mix gently.
Add straws, and serve.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

Here is a heavenly recipe for Remmsen Cooler, with gin, sugar syrup and soda water.

• 2 oz gin
• 3/4 oz sugar syrup
• 5 oz soda water

Pour into an ice-filled collins glass with a spiral of lemon peel, and serve.

Serve in a Collins Glass.

This is a nice recipe for Western Sling, with gin, cherry brandy, lemon juice, sugar syrup, grenadine syrup and pineapple juice.

• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 tsp grenadine syrup
• 1/2 oz cherry brandy
• 2 oz gin
• 2/3 oz sugar syrup
• 3 oz pineapple juice

Shake and strain into an ice-filled collins glass.
Garnish with a cherry and slice of orange, add a twist of lemon, add straws, and serve.

Serve in a Collins Glass.

This is a heavenly recipe for Ten Pin Gin, with London dry gin, Mandarine Napoleon orange liqueur, dry vermouth, lime juice, egg and sugar syrup.

• 1 1/2 oz London dry gin
• 1 1/4 oz Mandarine Napoleon orange liqueur
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1 oz sugar syrup
• 1 tsp egg white
• 1/2 oz lime juice

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Add a squeeze of a lime peel strip, and discard.
Garnish with slices of orange and lime, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

A exquisite recipe for New Orleans Fizz, with gin, cream, orange flower water, sugar syrup, powdered sugar, egg and lemon juice.

• 1 dash orange flower water
• 1 egg white
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
• 1/4 - 3/4 oz sugar syrup
• 1/4 oz cream
• 2 oz gin

Shake all ingredients (except soda) well over ice cubes in a shaker.
Strain into a collins glass filled with ice cubes, fill with soda, and serve.

Serve in a Collins Glass.

Check out this tempting recipe for Irish Shillelagh, with Irish whiskey, sloe gin, white rum, peach schnapps, lemon juice and sugar syrup.

• 1 1/2 oz Irish whiskey
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp overproof white rum
• 1 tsp peach schnapps
• 1 tsp sugar syrup
• 1/2 oz sloe gin

Shake with a glassful of broken ice.
Pour unstrained into an old-fashioned glass, and serve.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

A great recipe for Fruit Juice Cup, with Lambrusco red wine, dark rum, orange juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, sugar syrup and ginger ale.

• 1 liter ginger ale
• 10 cl dark rum
• 10 cl lemon juice
• 10 cl sugar syrup
• 20 cl pineapple juice
• 50 cl orange juice
• 70 cl Lambrusco red wine

Add all ingredients, with slices of orange and lemon, to a punch bowl.
Add sufficient ice to chill, and serve in wine glasses.
Add white rum if desired.

Serve in a White Wine Glass.

Here is a very pleasant recipe for Cockney Champagne, with Champagne, gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup.

• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz sugar syrup
• 3 oz Champagne
• 3/4 oz gin

Pour into a champagne flute, and serve.

Serve in a Champagne Flute.

Check out this delicious recipe for Cherry Cobbler, with London dry gin, cherry brandy, sugar syrup, lemon juice and creme de cassis.

• 1 1/2 oz cherry brandy
• 1 tsp creme de cassis
• 2 oz London dry gin
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 3/4 oz sugar syrup

Pour into a double-cocktail glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with a slice of lemon, a cherry and a mint sprig.
Serve with a short straw.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

Here is a delicious recipe for Morticia, with gin, Pernod licorice liqueur, dry vermouth, sloe gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup.

• 1 oz gin
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 oz Pernod licorice liqueur
• 1/2 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 oz sloe gin
• 1/4 oz sugar syrup

Shake with a glassful of broken ice and pour unstrained into an old-fashioned glass.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

This is a distinctive recipe for Moon River, with apricot brandy, gin, triple sec, Galliano herbal liqueur, lime juice, Blue Curacao liqueur and sugar syrup.

• 1 oz apricot brandy
• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1/2 oz Galliano herbal liqueur
• 1/2 oz sugar syrup
• 1/3 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
• 2/3 oz lime juice

Shake and strain into a wine goblet filled with crushed ice.
Add the curacao streaked across the top.

Serve in a Wine Goblet.

Here is a very pleasant recipe for Bridesmaid Cooler, with gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, Angostura bitters and ginger ale.

• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 2 oz gin
• 3/4 oz sugar syrup
• 4 oz ginger ale

Pour into a collins glass filled with ice and a lemon spiral.

Serve in a Collins Glass.

This is a very pleasant recipe for Blackout, with gin, blackberry brandy, lime juice and sugar syrup.

• 1/2 oz blackberry brandy
• 1/2 oz gin
• 1/4 oz lime juice
• 1/4 oz sugar syrup

Shake ingredients and strain into a shot glass.

Serve in a Shot Glass.

Check out this enticing recipe for Bird of Paradise Fizz, with gin, blackberry brandy, lemon juice, sugar syrup, egg and soda water.

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz blackberry brandy
• 1/2 oz egg white
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz sugar syrup
• 4 oz soda water

Shake ingredients (except soda) well and strain into a highball glass half-filled with ice.
Add the soda, and garnish with a slice of lemon and a cherry.
Serve with straws and a muddler.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

Here is a sweet recipe for Bennet Cocktail, with gin, lime juice, sugar syrup and Angostura bitters.

• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 1/3 oz sugar syrup
• 2 oz gin
• 2/3 oz lime juice

Shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with broken ice.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

Here is a exquisite recipe for Barcelona Fizz, with sweet sherry, gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and soda water.

• 1 1/2 oz sweet sherry
• 1 oz gin
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/4 oz sugar syrup
• 4 oz soda water

Shake the sherry, gin, lemon juice and syrup in a shaker.
Strain into a frosted highball glass half filled with ice, then add chilled soda.
Garnish with a lemon slice and a cherry, and serve with straws and a muddler.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

Check out this tasteful recipe for Long Island Cocktail, with tequila, gin, whiskey, white rum, vodka, sugar syrup, Coca-Cola and orange juice.

• 1 oz sugar syrup
• 1 part gin
• 1 part tequila
• 1 part vodka
• 1 part whiskey
• 1 part white rum
• Coca-Cola
• orange juice

Combine and mix all ingredients in a collins glass, and serve.

Serve in a Collins Glass.

This is a tempting recipe for London Buck, with gin, maraschino liqueur, orange bitters, sugar syrup and lemon.

• 1 twist lemon peel
• 1/2 tsp maraschino liqueur
• 1/2 tsp sugar syrup
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• 2 oz gin

Stir all ingredients (except lemon peel) with ice and strain into a highball glass.
Add the twist of lemon peel and serve.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

This is a tasteful recipe for Rail Splitter, with sugar syrup, lemon juice and ginger ale.

• 2 tsp sugar syrup
• ginger ale
• lemon juice

Mix sugar syrup with lemon juice, to taste, in a highball glass.
Fill with ginger ale, and serve.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

This is a distinctive recipe for Niagara Falls, with Finlandia vodka, Mandarine Napoleon orange liqueur, lemon juice, sugar syrup and ginger ale.

• 1 part lemon juice
• 1 splash ginger ale
• 1/2 part sugar syrup
• 2 parts Finlandia vodka
• 2 parts Mandarine Napoleon orange liqueur

Build all ingredients (except ginger ale) in a cocktail or champagne glass.
Add ginger ale, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

Here is a nice recipe for Almond Cocktail, with gin, dry vermouth, peach brandy, Kirschwasser cherry brandy and sugar syrup.

• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1 tsp Kirschwasser cherry brandy
• 1/2 oz peach brandy
• 1/2 oz sugar syrup
• 2 oz gin

Warm the gin up in a mixing glass and add the brandy, the sugar syrup and 6 almond slivers.
Chill.
When needed, pour the chilled mixture over ice into an old-fashioned glass.
Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

A luscious recipe for Jitterbug, with gin, vodka, grenadine syrup, lime juice, sugar, sugar syrup and soda water.

• 1 finger lime juice
• 1 jigger vodka
• 1 pinch sugar
• 2 jiggers gin
• 3 dashes grenadine syrup
• 3 dashes sugar syrup
• soda water

Pour all ingredients (except soda water) over ice in a sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.
Fill with soda water, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

Check out this very pleasant recipe for Tokyo Ice Tea, with vodka, gin, rum, tequila, kiwi liqueur, sugar syrup and 7-Up soda.

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz rum
• 1 oz sugar syrup
• 1 oz tequila
• 1 oz vodka
• 2 oz kiwi liqueur
• 7-Up soda

Mix the alcohol.
Add sugar syrup, ice, and 7-up to taste.
Garnish with/add pieces of lemon.
Stir.

Serve in a Collins Glass.

Here is a scrumptious recipe for Silver Cocktail, with gin, dry vermouth, sugar syrup, maraschino liqueur, orange bitters and lemon.

• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1 oz gin
• 1 twist lemon peel
• 1/2 tsp maraschino liqueur
• 1/4 tsp sugar syrup
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Stir all ingredients (except lemon peel) with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Add the twist of lemon peel and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

Here is a tasteful recipe for Shriner Cocktail, with sloe gin, brandy, sugar syrup, bitters and lemon.

• 1 1/2 oz brandy
• 1 1/2 oz sloe gin
• 1 twist lemon peel
• 1/2 tsp sugar syrup
• 2 dashes bitters

Stir all ingredients (except lemon peel) with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Add the twist of lemon peel and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.

This is a exquisite recipe for Gin Cup, with gin, sugar syrup, lemon juice, mint and ice.

• 1 tsp sugar syrup
• 3 mint sprigs
• 3 oz gin
• 3/4 - 1 oz lemon juice
• ice

Place the mint sprigs and sugar syrup in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass.
Stir about to bruise the mint slightly.
Fill the glass with chopped / shaved ice.
Add the lemon juice and gin and stir until a frost begins to form.
Decorate with extra mint sprigs, and serve.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

Check out this delightful recipe for Kill Bill, with Bombay Sapphire gin, Southern Comfort peach liqueur, peach liqueur, Lemonel lemon liqueur, lemon juice, sugar syrup and peach juice.

• 1 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
• 1/2 oz Southern Comfort peach liqueur
• 1/3 oz Lemonel lemon liqueur
• 1/3 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 oz peach juice
• 1/3 oz peach liqueur
• 1/3 oz sugar syrup

Shake and strain into a cocktail (martini) glass filled with cracked ice.
Garnish with lemon and lime peel, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass.