Good Gin Cocktail

[Brigandier]

Disclaimer; I am 21, don't worry.

Well, Iw as thinking of picking up a fifth of Beefeater(or if one could reccommend a better gin for around the same price) and was wondering about good Gin Cocktails. THe only one I've ever had was two shots gin, a shot of triple sec and some grape soda, it was good and I enjoyed it. I want some other ideas though, and in your infinite knowledge I know you can help me.

 

[sjwaste]

Negroni: Equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari. I like it on the rocks, but shaken/strained is ok too.

 

[Iron Woode]

I have recipes for 813 different cocktails.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

gin + vermouth + olive

 

[Chiropteran]

gin + cherry flavor juicy juice

 

[EvilYoda]

Experiment, find a good bartender near you...easiest and quickest way to find out what you like. Everybody likes something different.

But in terms of gin itself, I prefer more neutral and traditional gins. Plymouth Gin was drunk by the Royal Navy (and it claims to be the gin used in the original martini although that is also claimed by another label); a cheap and yet great gin I found is Boodles. I haven't found it in Michigan yet, but I had it in Minneapolis and a few of the larger metropolitan cities too.

 

[pyonir]

gin and juice of course. duh!

 

[ElFenix]

beefeater blows.


gin fizz


gin & tonic


pink lemonade


singapore sling


gin gimlet

 

[Elstupido]

Bunch of gin, a little tonic and a fresh squeezed lime over ice

 

[Corporate Thug]

gin martini

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: Elstupido
Bunch of gin, a little tonic and a fresh squeezed lime over ice

I can drink gin and tonics forever. Beefeater is my favorite gin that I've discovered so far- I like it much better than Bombay or Bombay Sapphire, not to mention all the cheap stuff.

 

[Squisher]

gin + vermouth + a 1/2 tsp of the brine from the olive jar. :thumbsup:

Dirty Martini

 

[SirStev0]

Give me the Tang... Beef is good, but will never outshine Tang.

G & T 's are classics. Love them... Try it with Grapefruit instead of Lime

Classic Martini's are also delicious.

 

[LS21]

beefeater is good. i like it just as much as sapphire or tanq10

 

[DivideBYZero]

Gordons or Bombay in a G&T FTW.

 

[trmiv]

Gin and Tonic is all you need. Do yourself a favor and get some Bombay Sapphire. I prefer the taste of Sapphire way more than Beefeater in gin and tonics

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
gin martini

A gin martini need not be prefaced as such as it is the only true martini.

 

[OpenThirdEye]

All of the above are good and I'll add one more:

Gin & Ginger

Any ginger ale will do!

 

[IceBergSLiM]

simply smelling gin will invoke a gag reflex. yuck

 

[Uppsala9496]

Gin with a dash of tonic (although I prefer vodka to gin). Don't want to kill the gin flavour.

 

[40Hands]

God I love gin. Bombay Sapphire is where it's at! Tang comes in 2nd place in my book.

 

[conehead433]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
simply smelling gin will invoke a gag reflex. yuck

QFT!

 

[Platypus]

tanqueray ten + 3 regular olives + martini glass

 

[Atomic Playboy]

The Perfect Cocktail (according to the menu at a local bar):

Muddle 8-10 mint leaves with 2 tsp sugar in a highball glass. Squeeze the juice of a lime over this. Top with ice, add 2 oz of gin and stir. Top with ginger ale.

It's essentially a mojito, but you use gin in place of rum and ginger ale in place of club soda. The resulting beverage is ever-so-slightly sweeter, but absolutely delicious (by far the best gin cocktail I have ever had).

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: conehead433

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
simply smelling gin will invoke a gag reflex. yuck

QFT!

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