25 Delightful Gin Cocktails

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Discover 25 delightful cocktails made with gin, a distilled alcohol flavored with juniper berries and botanicals. They’re all bright, fresh and downright delightful.

1. Gin and Tonic

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The Gin and Tonic is a global phenomenon that can’t be stopped. It’s easy to craft with just two-ingredients; however, adding creative garnishes will please your senses and impress your friends.

Gin and Tonic Recipe

2. Gin Sour

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The Gin Sour tickles the tongue with clean flavors that are simultaneously sweet and sour. The classic gin cocktail is also super easy to craft at home in just a few minutes.

Gin Sour Recipe

3. Classic Negroni

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The classic Negroni is a sophisticated Italian cocktail that’s easy to craft with five ingredients including ice. Unique for its deep red color and acerbic flavor, the Negroni packs a punch with equal parts of bitter Campari, dry gin and sweet vermouth.

Original Negroni Recipe

4. Espresso Negroni

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The simple addition of espresso takes the classic Italian Negroni in a different direction. Easy to craft and satisfying to drink, the Espresso Negroni will perk you up and make you smile with its bitter, bold and beautiful flavors.

Espresso Negroni Recipe

5. White Negroni

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The White Negroni is France’s take on Italy’s classic cocktail. The elegant drink is an update of the original version with flavors that are simultaneously bright and bitter.

White Negroni Recipe

6. Gimlet

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The Gimlet is one of the easiest gin cocktails to craft at home. It’s also one of the classiest.

Gimlet Recipe

7. Tom Collins

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Simultaneously sweet and tart, the Tom Collins cocktail is a delightful drink that tastes like spiked lemonade. It’s also super simple to craft at home with just a few ingredients.

Tom Collins Recipe

8. French Blonde

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Shake off any doubts about the French Blonde cocktail. While it may or may not be Taylor Swift’s favorite cocktail, there’s no doubt that it’s flirty, floral and fun to sip.

French Blonde Recipe

9. Martinez

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You probably aren’t familiar with the Martinez unless you’re either a cocktail connoisseur or a history buff. However, once you craft this classic gin drink, you’ll surely be a fan.

Martinez Recipe

10. Aviation

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Don’t be confused by this cocktail’s deep blue color. The Aviation cocktail is a serious gin cocktail for serious drinkers.

Aviation Recipe

11. Bijou

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The Bijou cocktail is a bold and boozy jewel that tastes great all year long. The opposite of a lightweight, this sparkly amber cocktail adds a festive flair to any drinking session.

Bijou Recipe

12. Vesper Martini

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The Vesper Martini may or may not be a double agent. After all, this cocktail’s code name is the James Bond Martini. Either way, you don’t have to go undercover to craft the sophisticated sipper at home when you follow our special mission a/k/a the Vesper Martini recipe.

Vesper Martini Recipe

13. Gibson

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Easy to make at home with just a few ingredients, the Gibson is a classic gin cocktail that’s cool, classy and tastes like a dream. In other words, it’s a winner.

Gibson Recipe

14. Bee’s Knees

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The Bee’s Knees is the cat’s meow when it comes to pre-prohibition cocktails. The three-ingredient gin cocktail is both sophisticated to sip and super easy to make at home.

Bee’s Knees Recipe

15. Pink Lady

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The Pink Lady cocktail proves that you shouldn’t judge a drink by its color. Despite its ‘girly’ hue, this pink drink is a sophisticated sipper that’s more dry than sweet.

Pink Lady Recipe

16. Army and Navy

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The Army and Navy cocktail is a classic sipper that’s simultaneously sweet, sour and herbaceous. It’s also easy to craft with just four ingredients plus ice.

Army and Navy Recipe

17. Agua de Valencia

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Agua de Valencia may be a Spanish cocktail but you don’t have to fly to Spain to enjoy the fruity summer sipper. The easier option is to follow this recipe and craft one at home in just a few minutes.

Agua de Valencia Recipe

18. Greyhound

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Both refreshing and tart, the Greyhound cocktail has just two ingredients. The question is whether those two ingredients are gin and grapefruit juice OR vodka and grapefruit juice.

Greyhound Recipe

19. Salty Dog

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The Salty Dog cocktail is essentially a Greyhound with a salt rim. Simultaneously salty, sour and surprisingly sweet, it’s an ideal drink to sip during the dog days of summer and all year long.

Salty Dog Recipe

20. Bronx

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Move over Manhattan! See you later Brooklyn! The Bronx isn’t just one of New York City’s most culturally diverse boroughs. It’s also a drink that blends gin with orange juice and two different vermouths. The result is a classic gin cocktail that’s as easy to sip as it is to craft.

Bronx Recipe

21. Clover Club

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This Clover Club cocktail is simultaneously sweet and tart. Learn how to make this frothy pre-prohibition cocktail at home in just five minutes.

Clover Club Recipe

22. Corpse Reviver No. 2

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The Corpse Reviver No. 2 tastes like a dream despite its nightmare-inducing name. Learn the history behind this ghoulishly delightful gin cocktail and then craft one at home in just five minutes.

Corpse Reviver No. 2 Recipe

23. French 75

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Are you craving a sparkling cocktail made with gin and champagne? If so, the French 75 fits the bill. Go one step further and add Cointreau to the French cocktail for extra flavor.

French 75 Recipe

24. Hanky Panky

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The Hanky Panky cocktail will make you smile and not just because of its quirky name. This classic cocktail takes the gin martini to exciting levels with two magical dashes of Fernet-Branca.

Hanky Panky Recipe

25. White Lady

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Proving that you shouldn’t judge a cocktail by its name, the White Lady Cocktail is a classic drink that’s appropriate for multicultural cocktail connoisseurs.

White Lady Recipe

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