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Gin

Gin started life as medicine, and the styles still vary wildly. From Old Tom to London Dry to the new North American gins, it's one of our go-to spirits for building cocktails. There's a lot more to it than Negronis and Martinis.

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London Dry

The most common style, and what most people mean when they ask for gin. Clean, with sharp juniper. The standard for Martini-style drinks where the spirit is the point.

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Old Tom

Popular in 18th-century England. Slightly sweet, strongly herbal, with a touch of citrus. Great in drinks with citrus or fruit.

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Sloe Gin

Gin steeped with sloe berries, sweet and plummy, at 25% ABV or more. It plays well in all sorts of drinks.

27 recipes

Classic gin cocktails

Gin · ShakenAlexanderTastes like a boozy chocolate milkshake with a warm hit of nutmeg on top. Gin · ShakenAngel FaceSoft orchard fruit up front with a quietly stiff, warming finish. Gin · ShakenAviationBright lemon and gin with a floral lift and the faintest blue-grey tint. Gin · ShakenBee's KneesHoneyed and bright, with lemon keeping the sweetness in check. Gin · ShakenBrambleTart lemon gin cut through with pools of sweet, dark blackberry. Gin · StirredCardinaleDry and sharply bitter, with gin's botanicals poking through the Campari. Gin · ShakenCasinoCrisp and gin-forward with a cherry-like sweetness underneath. Gin · ShakenClover ClubTart raspberry and lemon over a cloud of silky egg-white foam. Gin · ShakenCorpse Reviver #2Citrusy and bright with a hidden absinthe whisper under the orange notes. Gin · StirredDry MartiniCold, clean and purely spirit-forward, with just a whisper of herbal vermouth. Gin · ShakenFrench 75Bright lemon and gin lifted by fine champagne bubbles. Gin · ShakenGin Basil SmashBright lemon gin with a wall of fresh, peppery basil up front. Gin · ShakenGin FizzTart, zippy lemon with a light fizz and almost no sweetness. Gin · StirredHanky PankyHerbal and bittersweet, with a minty, menthol edge from the Fernet. Gin · ShakenLast WordHerbal and bracing, with Chartreuse's green intensity leading the whole way. Gin · StirredMartinezSweeter and fuller than a Martini, with a hint of cherry from the maraschino. Gin · ShakenMonkey GlandBright orange juice with a licorice whisper from the absinthe underneath. Gin · BuiltNegroniBitter, boozy and bracing, with orange oil cutting through the Campari. Gin · ShakenParadiseSoft apricot and orange with gin quietly holding it all together. Gin · ShakenPegu ClubJuniper and orange liqueur balanced by sharp lime, with a bitters backbone holding the sweetness in check. Gin · ShakenRamos FizzCreamy and floral with citrus underneath a thick, pillowy foam. Gin · ShakenSingapore SlingFruity and layered, cherry and pineapple riding over gin's dry backbone. Gin · ShakenSouth SideCrisp gin with bright lime and fresh mint up front. Gin · BuiltSuffering BastardSpicy ginger beer over a boozy gin-and-brandy base with a sharp lime edge. Gin · StirredTuxedoDry and herbal like a Martini, with a faint sweet-licorice edge. Gin · StirredVesperStrong and clean, drier and bolder than a standard Martini. Gin · ShakenWhite LadyCrisp and citrusy with gin's botanicals cutting straight through the sweetness.