4th September 2021

7 Classic Easy Gin Cocktails

A cocktail is an alcoholic drink consisting of one or more spirits mixed with other liquid ingredients such as fruit juice, flavoured syrups, or cream. Gin cocktails became very popular during prohibition times in America. Firstly because gin was the simplest, cheapest, and fastest bootleg liquor to produce, and secondly bootleg liquor was not very palatable so it had to be mixed with flavoured and sweet liquids to make it drinkable and mask the harsh taste.

We have Prohibition and the creative bartenders of that time to thank for these classic gin cocktail recipes. Now we have the added bonus of being able to use wonderful tasting gins like Burrell’s London Dry Gin and Marie Jeanne’s Pink Gin in these classic gin cocktail recipes. Also, many classic gin cocktail recipes can be used to form the base of your own creations.

Martini, Martinez, Gin Fizz, and Negroni Gin Cocktails

Martini

A traditional Martini is 4 parts London Dry Gin and 1 part dry vermouth and it should be stirred in ice for 45 seconds before being strained into an ice-cold Martini glass and garnished with olives or a citrus twist

Burrell’s Dry Gin 60 ml
Dry Vermouth 15 ml
A strip of lemon peel or olives

Gin Fizz

Burrell’s Dry Gin 50 ml
Lemon Juice 25 ml
Sugar syrup 2 tsp
Sparkling water
Lemon Slice

Pour the gin, lemon juice, and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker then fill up with ice cubes. Shake well until the outside of the shaker feels cold then strain into a tall glass filled with more ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with a lemon slice.

Martinez

Burrell’s Dry Gin 40 ml
Sweet Vermouth 20 ml
Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 10 ml
Angostura Bitters a dash

Stir all the ingredients over lots of ice for 20 seconds and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with Maraschino Cherry and an orange twist.

Negroni

Equal amounts of

Burrell’s Dry Gin 25 ml
Vermouth Rose 25 ml
Campari 25ml
Orange peel to garnish

Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass or jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the container feels cold. Strain into a tumbler over ice and add orange peel to garnish.

Gimlet, Tom Collins, and English Garden Gin Cocktails

Gimlet

Burrell’s Dry Gin 50 ml
Lime syrup 50 ml
Slice of lime and edible flower

Put a martini or coupe glass in the fridge to chill.

Pour 50 ml of lime syrup or cordial into a jug or tall glass and add a few ice cubes and the gin. Stir until the outside of the container feels very cold.

Strain the mixture into your chilled glass and garnish with a slice of lime and an edible flower.

Tom Collins

Burrell’s Dry Gin 50 ml
Lemon juice 25 ml
Sugar syrup 12.5 ml
Sparkling water
Lemon or orange wheel and maraschino cherry to garnish

Fill a tall highball glass with ice, add all the ingredients and gently stir and garnish.

English Garden Cocktail – A Jug Cocktail

Burrell’s Dry Gin 50 ml
St Germain Elderflower Liqueur 25 ml
Apple Juice 75 ml not from concentrate
Lime Juice 10ml
Cucumber ribbons to serve

Shake all ingredients together with ice and strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice.

Decorate with cucumber ribbons

Do you fancy getting creative? These 7 classic cocktails can be given a modern twist by using Marie Jeanne’s Pink Gin instead of Burrell’s Dry Gin. You may have to change other ingredients too, so in the Tom Collins use lime juice rather than lemon juice. Make sure you don’t run out of Burrell’s Dry Gin or Marie Jeanne’s Pink Gin re-order over on the website.

7 Classic Easy Gin Cocktails

Martini, Martinez, Gin Fizz, and Negroni Gin Cocktails

Gimlet, Tom Collins, and English Garden Gin Cocktails

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