Halloween Gin Cocktails: Spooky Serves That Actually Taste Good
Halloween gin cocktails that look the part and taste great - from an inky black G and T to a glowing witch's brew. The recipes, and how to get the colours right.
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Cocktails
Recipes and technique, from the canonical to the regional. Built around what gin actually does in a glass.
16 articles in this section
A Reader's Heirloom Cocktail: The Mystery of the Pink Bronx
A reader found a gin cocktail in his grandfather's old bartending book. We trace it back to the Bronx, one of the great lost gin cocktails, and make it.
The Ramos Gin Fizz: The Towering Cloud of a New Orleans Classic
New Orleans' famous cloud-topped gin fizz - gin, citrus, cream and orange flower water. The recipe, the legendary long shake, and how to build the foam.
The Southside: The Bright, Minty Gin Sour Built for Summer
A gin sour with fresh mint - cool, bright and endlessly refreshing. The Prohibition-era classic, the recipe, and how to keep it clean and balanced.
The Singapore Sling: The Tropical Gin Classic, Done Properly
The vivid red gin classic born at Raffles Hotel - gin, cherry liqueur and pineapple in a tall tropical sling. The real recipe, not the sugary tourist version.
The Bramble: The Modern British Classic Dick Bradsell Built
A modern British great - a gin sour with blackberry liqueur bled through crushed ice. The recipe, the technique that gives it its look, and how to nail it.
The Last Word: The Equal-Parts Classic That Came Back From the Dead
A Prohibition-era gin cocktail reborn - equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino and lime. The recipe, the balance that makes it work, and the technique.
The Bee's Knees: The Golden Prohibition Gin Sour Made for Summer
A Prohibition-era gin sour reborn - gin, fresh lemon and honey shaken into a golden summer classic. The recipe, the honey-syrup trick, and how to get it right.
The Aviation: A Cocktail That Disappeared and Came Back Differently
Gin, maraschino, lemon, and violet. The pre-Prohibition cocktail that vanished and returned with a missing ingredient. Now made two ways.
The Gimlet: A Sailor's Cocktail and the Lime Cordial Argument
Gin, lime cordial, no ice in the original. The Royal Navy cocktail that survived two centuries and now divides modern bartenders over whether to use fresh lime.
How to Make a Strawberry Basil Gin Smash
Fresh strawberries muddled with basil, gin, and lime - a bright summer cocktail that captures the season in one glass. Five ingredients, five minutes.
The Martini: Wet, Dry, and the Reverse That Almost Vanished
The simplest cocktail in the world is the hardest to discuss. Three ratios, what each does to the drink, and which one bartenders argue about most.
How to Make a Frozen Gin and Tonic
The G&T meets the slushy. Three ingredients, one blender, ten minutes - the easiest summer cocktail you'll make all season.
How to Make a Cucumber Elderflower Gin Spritz
Gin, elderflower, cucumber, and prosecco. The Hugo Spritz's gin cousin - four ingredients, five minutes, no special equipment for a perfect summer drink.
The Negroni: One Cocktail, Three Schools of Thought
The Florentine 1:1:1, the bartender's 1:1:0.75, and the contemporary stirred version. How three approaches to the Negroni produce three different drinks.
The French 75: One Cocktail, Three Origin Stories
Gin, lemon, sugar, and champagne - but the recipe and the origin are both contested. Three competing claims for one of the great cocktails.