Looking to elevate your gin cocktail game beyond a gin and tonic? TABLE has curated eleven essential gin cocktails that are both simple to make and guaranteed to impress. From refreshing classics to beloved favorites, these gin cocktails are your ticket to home bartending success. Plus, if you’re looking to learn all about gin, we have your complete guide to this clear liquor here.
Tasting Notes in Gin
The first thing to know is that all gin contains juniper berries. It’s a law: a neutral distilled spirit must be infused with juniper to be considered gin. The next thing to look for is the list of herbs, roots, spices, flowers, berries and other botanicals used by the distiller. Angelica root, coriander, and citrus peel are traditional. Modern distillers, however, wax poetic in their additions of pink peppercorns, cardamon seeds, exotic citrus, lavender, rosemary, and other flavorings. The goal is to create a subtle symphony on the palate which is sippapble on its own, or serves as a base for deliciously nuanced cocktails.
Easy, Classic, and Craft Gin Cocktails
Easy Gin and Jam Cocktail
A colorful, cheerful drink whose seductive charm comes from the bit of orange marmalade mixed into it. Garnish with edible flowers for an extra bit of style and aroma in the presentation.
Craft Gin and Tonic with Gin Mare
A Mediterranean twist on a bar favorite among gin cocktails, this Gin Mare concoction is sure to transport you to la dolce vita with its herbaceous flavor profile and citrus notes.
Gin Fizz with Rizz
Is rizz over? Maybe this slang term has had a moment that’s come and gone. But this decadent gin fizz certainly will make you feel charismatic and cool while drinking it.
Extra-Botanical Gin and Tonic, A Cocktail for Taurus
Earthy and grounded, just like the sign of Taurus. G&Ts are brimming with the lush botanicals the Earth sign will find comforting, and a well-crafted tonic is, like them, just the right amount of bitter.
Easy Blueberry French 75
Ok, it’s not actually blue, but it’s got blueberry simple syrup in it, and it’s an easy, classy drink. This French 75 will transport you, Emily in Paris-style, to a Paris vacation.
Gin Martini, A Cocktail For Virgo
A very, very Virgo pro tip: make a large batch of martinis ahead of time. Because a good Virgo plans way ahead, there is very likely a batch bottled up in their freezer, ready to pull out at a moment’s notice.
Orange Soda Gin Spritz
This citrus forward cocktail is incredibly refreshing with a beautiful balance of bitter and sweet. Toast to the end of summer or liven up your palate in the fall with an orange spritz.
Tarragon Gin and Yellow Chartreuse Cocktail
Infusing your gin can take your cocktail game to new heights. A tarragon infusion leaves this cocktail with a depth that introduces new herbal layers. The brightening yellow chartreuse adds a sophisticated touch of sunny weather.
So Fresh, So Green Gin Spritz
The fruitiness of a pineapple syrup and crispness of cucumber mingle with the botanics of Jaggerbush American Gin. But don’t worry about the sweet side of this cocktail, we top it off with a few dashes of bitters to offset the natural sugars and build out a larger flavor profile.
Rhubarb Gimlet
The simplicity of gin and lime juice in a gimlet is one we can’t deny tasting. The balance between these two ingredients gets an upgrade with the addition of a rhubarb simple syrup. It’s springtime in a glass that can truly be enjoyed anytime, especially if you freeze some seasonal rhubarb ahead of time.
Gypsy Eyes, a Green Chartreuse Cocktail
Green chartreuse mixes with grapefruit juice, Aperol, lime juice, gin, and a simple syrup in an easy craft cocktail you can make right at home. It’s a bit tangy and a bit herby with the refreshing chase of fresh juices. Plus, the Gin Foundry Europa we use counts grapefruit among its ten botanicals.
Story by Emma Riva
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