Our Favourite Gin Cocktail Recipes

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Gin is one of the most popular spirits around, therefore here are the best gin cocktails to make with whatever you've got in your cupboard. From classic gin cocktails like a Negroni or a Tom Collins, to our super fun glow-in-the-dark Jekyll & Gin Glowing Cocktails, we've got you covered!

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Basil & Lychee Collins

Based on a classic Gin Collins, this cocktail is fruity, herbal AND sour - perfect too for those that just can't cope with the taste of tonic.

Get the Basil & Lychee Collins recipe.

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Negroni - Best Gin Cocktails

Nothing Camparis to you!

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Ramos Gin Fizz - Best Gin Cocktails

It's worth the shakin'!

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Gin Martini  - best gin cocktails
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Gin Martini - Best Gin Cocktails

Definitely stirred... NOT shaken.

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Long Island Iced Tea - Best Gin Cocktails

It contains vodka, rum, tequila and triple sec, too!

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Vesper - Best Gin Cocktails

The Vesper, or Vesper Martini as some people call it, is a cocktail made popular by a fictional character. Yep, thanks to Ian Fleming, the Vesper was born in 1953 after the author invented it as James Bond's tipple of choice.

Get the Vesper recipe.

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Tom Collins - Best Gin Cocktails

A Tom Collins cocktail is GREAT for gin fans who hate the taste of tonic water.

Get the Tom Collins recipe.

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Bees Knees - Best Gin Cocktails

A Bees Knees is a Prohibition Era cocktail, invented at the time as a way to hide the smell and flavour of spirits. Straight from the 1920s speakeasies, the honey sweetens this drink for a delicious, zesty and sweet cocktail.

Get the Bees Knees recipe.

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Bramble - Best Gin Cocktails

We love this cocktail, inspired by the flavours of autumn and winter. The combo of citrusy lemon, sweet sugar and tart blackberries is also a match made in heaven.

Get the Bramble recipe.

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Corpse Reviver - Best Gin Cocktails

The Corpse Reviver drinks were invented back in the 1930s by Harry Craddock for The Savoy Cocktail Book. They were intended to cure a hangover and bring people back to life, hence the name.

Get the Corpse Reviver recipe.

White Lady Cocktail - best gin cocktails
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White Lady - Best Gin Cocktails

A White Lady cocktail is part of the sour family, using gin as a base. It’s basically a Sidecar but uses gin instead of brandy. But unlike a standard gin sour, this cocktail uses triple sec rather than simple syrup.

Get the White Lady recipe.

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Hanky Panky - Best Gin Cocktails

This funny-named cocktail is basically a martini, but sweet, created in the early 1900s at The Savoy’s famous American Bar.

Get the Hanky Panky recipe.

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French 75 - Best Gin Cocktails

A French 75 is a Champagne cocktail made with gin, lemon juice and sugar. Similar to a Tom Collins, a French 75 uses Champagne instead of soda water.

Get the French 75 recipe.

Aviation Cocktail
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Aviation - Best Gin Cocktails

This classic cocktail is considered to be a style of gin sour, using the maraschino liqueur as the sweetener rather than sugar. Its purple colour comes from the crème de violette, a violet liqueur, but many recipes leave out this ingredient – so we’ve added it as an optional, too.

Get the Aviation Cocktail recipe here.

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Gimlet

If you like gin, and you like lime juice, then you’re in luck because a gimlet is just that. Two parts gin, one part sweetened lime juice, a gimlet can also be made with vodka if you fancy.

Get the Gimlet recipe here.

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Clover Club

Another gin sour-style cocktail, the Clover Club uses raspberry syrup as its sweetener, along with gin, lemon juice and an egg white to emulsify the cocktail.

Get the Clover Club recipe here.

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Pimm's Cup - Best Gin Cocktails

Is it even Summer if you don’t have a glass of Pimm’s permanently in your hand between the months of June to September? Pimm’s isn’t just for Wimbledon, but pretty much any moment the sun peeks it from behind the clouds.

Get the Pimm's Recipe.

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Classic Gin & Tonic - Best Gin Cocktails

Even though a G&T is an incredibly simple drink, there is a skill to making the perfect one.

Get the Gin & Tonic recipe.

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Jekyll & Gin Glowing Cocktails - Best Gin Cocktails

This twist on a Gin Daisy looks coral in daylight—and glows white under a black light.

Get the Jekyll & Gin recipe.

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