Top 10 Classic Gin Cocktails You Must Try

Gin, with its rich history and versatile flavor profile, has been the backbone of many classic cocktails. Whether you’re a gin aficionado or just starting to explore this delightful spirit, here are ten classic gin cocktails that you absolutely must try.

1. Gin and Tonic

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • 4 oz tonic water
  • Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions: Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour in the gin, top with tonic water, and gently stir. Garnish with a lime wedge for a refreshing twist.

Martini

2. Martini

Ingredients:

  • 2.5 oz gin
  • 0.5 oz dry vermouth
  • Lemon twist or olive for garnish

Instructions: In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine gin and vermouth. Stir until well chilled and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or an olive.

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3. Negroni

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz gin
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • Orange peel for garnish

Instructions: Combine gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange peel.

Tom Collins

4. Tom Collins

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup
  • Club soda
  • Lemon slice and cherry for garnish

Instructions: Fill a shaker with ice and add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake well and strain into a tall glass filled with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon slice and cherry.

French 75

5. French 75

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz gin
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup
  • Champagne
  • Lemon twist for garnish

Instructions: In a shaker filled with ice, combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake well and strain into a champagne flute. Top with champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.

Aviation

6. Aviation

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • 0.5 oz maraschino liqueur
  • 0.25 oz crème de violette
  • 0.75 oz lemon juice
  • Cherry for garnish

Instructions: Combine gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

 Bee’s Knees

7. Bee’s Knees

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz lemon juice
  • 0.75 oz honey syrup

Instructions: In a shaker filled with ice, mix gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Last Word

8. Last Word

Ingredients:

  • 0.75 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz green Chartreuse
  • 0.75 oz maraschino liqueur
  • 0.75 oz lime juice

Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Clover Club

9. Clover Club

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz raspberry syrup
  • 1 egg white

Instructions: Dry shake all ingredients (shake without ice) to emulsify the egg white. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Corpse Reviver

10. Corpse Reviver #2

Ingredients:

  • 0.75 oz gin
  • 0.75 oz Cointreau
  • 0.75 oz Lillet Blanc
  • 0.75 oz lemon juice
  • Dash of absinthe
  • Lemon twist for garnish

Instructions: Combine gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Add a dash of absinthe. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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