Last Updated on March 15, 2021
Easy Gin Cocktails to Make at Home
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When you want to make a cocktail at home, where do you start? For many of us, it’s as simple as a good, classic Gin and Tonic. Made with quality gin and artisan tonic it really is a first-class drink. But, there are plenty of other simple, gin-based cocktails which you should try. Many of them come with a fascinating history – the Gimlet, for example, was created to make drinking lime juice (to prevent scurvy) more palatable for sailors. And even the humble tonic water was introduced as a method of helping people take quinine to treat malaria. Each of our reviews tells you a little about the origin of the cocktail.
Start by making sure you have a selection of gins. We’d suggest checking out the options at Master of Malt, where you’ll find everything from well-known brands through to smaller artisan makers like Silent Pool and Bathtub gin. Don’t discount the major brands – we always keep a bottle of Tanqueray and one of Gordons in our drinks cabinet. Other basic ingredients we’d recommend you keep in your store cupboard include a range of good mixers, cocktail garnishes such as Opies cherries, lemon slices, cocktail onions and gherkins. Fresh lemon and lime are also essential – and I’d recommend making yourself a batch of simple syrup.
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After that, it’s a matter of taste. We’ve picked some of our favourite cocktails – mostly classics or classics with a twist – to share with you here. Starting with a simple Gin and Tonic and working through drinks like the negroni or the gimlet to longer drinks like a gin fizz.
Here are a few ideas to get you started
Classic Gin Cocktails and Cocktails with a twist - here are some of our favourite Gin based drinks Theperfect gin and tonic is a simple enough drink to make. Do check that you have a good gin coupe glass, a quality mixer and that you pick a garnish to complement the gin. We love Tanqueray No. Ten We've mixed our Gimlet with Elderflower Liqueur, but you can enjoy this drink with just lime juice, gin and simple syrup. A White Lady mixes a good quality gin with Cointreau for an orange note - and shakes the whole mixture up with egg-white for a lovely lacy white froth. An elegant cocktail that is perfect to sip The Martinez is said to be the precursor of the Martini - and very delicious it is too - a simple mixture of vermouth, maraschino and bitters to complement a good quality gin, served in a coupe glass with a twist of orange The perfect Negroni is a mixture of red and white vermouth with gin served on the rocks with an orange garnish. As simple as it sounds - and a delicious aperitif. Perhaps the simplest of summer drinks - this pink gin spritz is made with a mixture of gin, sparkling water and prosecco, garnished with strawberries. Curiously, pink gin used to be something quite different. Click through to find out more We've made this Elderflower Gin Fizz three ways - using no-alcohol Cleangin and elderflower cordial for a mocktail and working up to a full cocktail with St-Germain and Tanqueray No. Ten. Find out how to enjoy this refreshing summer drink whichever way suits you best Our Favourite Gin Cocktails
The Perfect Gin and Tonic
Elderflower Gimlet Recipe
White Lady Cocktail with an Orange Twist
A Seasonal Martinez Cocktail
The Perfect Negroni with MARTINI
Pink Gin Spritz with Gordon's
Elderflower Gin Fizz to enjoy three ways.
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