10 Gin Cocktails

Ugly Duckling Bakery 10 Gin Cocktails

Gin Cocktails

From juniper-forward dry gins to others made with different botanical infusions, you'll find some fun inspirations here to explore the tasty world of gins!

Martini = gin plus dry vermouth. Make one with 2oz gin + 1oz vermouth. Make another with 2.5oz gin + 0.5oz vermouth. Which do you prefer?

Gin Espresso Martini

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Cranberry Negroni

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Negroni Spritz

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The French 75

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Gin & Tonic

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Tom Collins

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Lavender Gimlet

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Strawberry Gimlet

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The Bramble is a modern cocktail made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and blackberry liqueur. This version subs raspberry liqueur and jalapeño raspberry syrup!

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The Lady Bridgerton

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Ugly Duckling Bakery 10 Gin Cocktails

Gin Cocktails

Martini = gin plus dry vermouth. Make one with 2oz gin + 1oz vermouth. Make another with 2.5oz gin + 0.5oz vermouth. Which do you prefer?

The Martini

Gin Espresso Martini

Not a true martini, the gin espresso martini is made with gin, espresso, coffee liqueur, and optional chocolate bitters. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

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Cranberry Negroni

The classic Negroni is gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. Add cranberry juice for a variation!

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Negroni Spritz

Bonus! The Negroni spritz is one of several Negroni variations that substitutes Prosecco for gin. It's Prosecco, Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water.

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The French 75

The French 75 is a classic gin cocktail made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and topped with sparkling wine.

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Gin & Tonic

Fill a glass with ice. Add 1.5oz gin. Add a squeeze of lime (for a Gin Rickey) or, like here, some blueberry simple syrup. Top with tonic.

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Tom Collins

The classic Tom Collins is made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup or sugar, and club soda. Sub elderflower liqueur for the simple syrup in this version.

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Lavender Gimlet

The classic gimlet was made with equal amounts of gin and lime cordial. Make this lavender gimlet with gin, lime juice, and lavender simple syrup.

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Strawberry Gimlet

Or make strawberry simple syrup and you've got the start of a strawberry gimlet or a virgin strawberry limeade!

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The Bramble is a modern cocktail made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and blackberry liqueur. This version subs raspberry liqueur and jalapeño raspberry syrup!

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The Lady Bridgerton

Made to celebrate the Regency period, this gin cocktail has Empress 1908 gin, lemon juice, and an Earl Grey and lavender simple syrup.

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