Best Gin Cocktails
Botanical and bright, gin is one of the most food-friendly spirits behind the bar. Here are the best gin cocktails worth ordering or shaking up yourself.
Negroni
A sophisticated Italian aperitif. Perfectly balanced between the botanical gin, sweet vermouth, and bracingly bitter Campari.
Gimlet
A sharp, botanical mix of gin and sweetened lime juice. Clean, potent, and incredibly refreshing.
French 75
An elegant, gin-forward cocktail sweetened with a tart lime cordial. Simple, sophisticated, and sharp.
Aviation
A sky-blue, gin-based classic with a delicate floral sweetness from crème de violette and maraschino liqueur.
Tom Collins
Gin's answer to the Collins family: bright lemon and soda water lengthen a gin base into a tall cooler.
Gin and Tonic
The simplest gin cocktail there is: botanical gin lifted by bittersweet tonic and a wedge of lime.
Martini
The definitive gin cocktail, stirred with dry vermouth and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist.
Singapore Sling
A layered, fruity gin cocktail built with cherry liqueur, Cointreau, and a splash of soda.
Bee's Knees
A Prohibition-era gin sour sweetened with honey syrup and brightened with fresh lemon.
Clover Club
A frothy, raspberry-pink gin sour shaken with lemon, raspberry syrup, and egg white.
Last Word
An equal-parts classic of gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime for a herbal punch.
Southside
A minty, gin-based cousin of the mojito, shaken with fresh lime and simple syrup until frothy.
Ramos Gin Fizz
A New Orleans classic: gin shaken long with cream, egg white, citrus, and soda into a cloud-like fizz.
White Lady
A sleek, tart gin sour built with orange liqueur and fresh lemon, shaken to a silky finish.
French Blonde
A delicate gin cocktail with St-Germain, grapefruit, and a top of sparkling wine.
Cold Brew Negroni
A caffeinated Negroni riff splashing cold brew coffee into gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth.
Corpse Reviver No. 2
A brisk, herbal gin classic balancing citrus liqueur, Lillet Blanc, and a rinse of absinthe.
Vesper
James Bond's cocktail of choice, combining gin and vodka with Lillet Blanc for a strong, herbal sip.
Bramble
A modern gin classic layering tart lemon and gin over crushed ice with a drizzle of blackberry liqueur.
Bijou
A jewel-toned, herbal classic balancing gin, sweet vermouth, and green Chartreuse.
Alaska Cocktail
A crisp, herbal gin classic sharpened with a bracing dose of yellow Chartreuse.
Pink Lady
A blush-pink, silky classic blending gin and applejack with grenadine and egg white.
Gin Rickey
A bone-dry, effervescent highball of gin, fresh lime, and soda with no added sugar.
Monkey Gland
A curious Jazz Age classic blending gin, orange juice, grenadine, and a whisper of absinthe.
Gin Basil Smash
A muddled, herbaceous modern classic pairing gin with fresh basil, lemon, and simple syrup.
Martinez
A sweet, gently bitter forerunner to the martini, built on gin, sweet vermouth, and maraschino.
White Negroni
A pale, floral riff on the Negroni swapping in Suze and Lillet Blanc for Campari and sweet vermouth.
Hanky Panky
A bittersweet gin classic given a savory backbone by a dash of pungent Fernet-Branca.
Journalist Cocktail
A layered, complex classic combining gin with both vermouths, triple sec, lime, and bitters.
20th Century Cocktail
A silky, citrusy classic pairing gin with Lillet Blanc and a touch of chocolatey crème de cacao.
Gin Fizz
One of the great classic highball formats: gin, fresh lemon, sugar, and soda water shaken and topped with bubbles.
Gibson
A bone-dry gin martini distinguished by a single, briny cocktail onion in place of the usual olive or twist.
Sloe Gin Fizz
A gorgeous blush-pink fizz built on sloe gin — the berry-infused British liqueur — with a bright lemon lift and soda water.
Jasmine
A modern classic that bridges the Negroni and the sour: gin, Campari, triple sec, and lemon in perfect bitter-sweet-citrus balance.
Pegu Club
A bracingly dry gin cocktail from colonial Burma — orange curaçao, lime, and two types of bitters creating a perfectly layered complexity.
Tuxedo
A formal, aromatic stirred gin cocktail built on dry sherry and maraschino, with a whisper of absinthe giving it mysterious depth.
Floradora
A gin fizz brightened with raspberry and ginger — fresh, floral, and lightly spiced, finished with a fizz of ginger beer.