Gin Flashcards

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Defining Features

Flavor Profile

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Grain- or Grape- neutral spirit distilled with botanicals

Juniper is key along with citrus floral citrus and herbal notes

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Honolulu

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Sweet & Fruity

2 oz Dry gin
1/4 oz Lemon juice
1/4 oz Orange juice
1/4 oz Pineapple juice
1 tsp Simple syrup
Dash Aromatic bitters
  • Combine liquid ingredients, add ice, and shake
  • Strain into a martini glass
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Ace Cocktail

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Sweet & Fruity

1.5 oz Dry gin
1/2 oz Grenadine
1/2 oz Heavy cream
1/4 tsp Lemon juice
1 Egg white
Garnish: Nutmeg
  • Combine liquid ingredients and whip
  • Add ice and shake to chill
  • Strain into a martini glass and dust with nutmeg
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Opal

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Sweet & Fruity

1.5 oz Dry gin
1 oz Orange juice
1/2 oz Orange liqueur
1/2 tsp Simple Syrup
Dash Orange flower water
  • Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
  • Strain into chilled martini glass
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Pom Gin Fizz

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Sweet & Fruity

1.5 oz Dry gin
1 oz Simple syrup
1/2 Lemon juice
1/2 Pomegranate juice
2 drops pure vanilla extract
2 drops Orange flower water
2 oz Heavy cream
1 Egg white 
Club soda
  • Combine gin, simple, juices, vanilla, orange flower water, cream, egg white, and whip
  • Fill with ice and shake (traditionally until it hurts)
  • Strain into a collins glass
  • Swirl club soda between shakers sides to pick up remaining egg white to make a head. Top off glass.
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Ramos Gin Fiz

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Sweet & Fruity

1.5 oz Dry gin
1 oz Simple syrup
1/2 Lemon juice
1/2 Lime juice
2 drops pure vanilla extract
2 drops Orange flower water
2 oz Heavy cream
1 Egg white 
Club soda
  • Combine gin, simple, juices, vanilla, orange flower water, cream, egg white, and whip
  • Fill with ice and shake (traditionally until it hurts)
  • Strain into a collins glass
  • Swirl club soda between shakers sides to pick up remaining egg white to make a head. Top off glass.
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Sherry Berry Bramble

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Sweet & Fruity

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup
1/4 oz Blackberry Liqueur
Garnish: Blackberry, mint sprig, and confectioners sugar
  • Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and stir
  • Strain into a collins glass 1/2 filled with crushed ice.
  • Fill glass full with crushed ice and garnish with blackberry, mint and sugar
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No. 1 Fruit Cup Cocktail

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Sweet & Fruity

1 oz Cheater’s cup
5 oz ginger beer
Garnish: cucumber spear or orange slice

  • Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice and shake
  • Strain into collins glass with crushed ice
  • Garnish with cucumber or orange
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The Bloodbath

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Sweet & Fruity

6 Raspberries
3/4 oz Orange juice
1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 Dry vermouth
3/4 oz Spiced Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Orange Bitters
  • Muddle raspberries in juice
  • Add remaining ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
  • Double strain into martini glass
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Bee’s Knees

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 Lemon juice
3/4 Honey syrup
Garnish: Orange twist

  • Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
  • Strain into martini glass and garnish with orange
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Bramble

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
3/4 oz Blackberry Liqueur
Garnish: 2 Raspberries & lemon slice
  • Combine gin, juice, and syrup, fill with ice, stir
  • Strain into collins glass half filled with crushed ice and pour blackberry liqueur over top of drink
  • Garnish with raspberries and lemon
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Box Car

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Orange liqueur
1 teaspoon Grenadine

  • Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
  • Strain into a martini glass
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Clover Club

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Raspberry syrup
1 Egg white

  • Combine all ingredients and whip
  • Fill with ice and shake to chill
  • Strain into a martini glass
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The Fitzgerald

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 Lemon juice
3/4 Simple syrup
2 dashes Aromatic bitters

  • Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
  • Strain into martini glass
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French 75

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 Lemon juice
2 tsp Simple syrup
Champagne/sparkling wine

  • Combine gin, juice, and syrup, fill with ice, and shake
  • Strain into a flute and top with chilled Champagne
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Fresh Lime Gimlet

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup
Garnish: Mint sprig or cucumber slice

  • Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
  • Strain into martini glass and garnish as desired
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The Reinvented Gimlet

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Tangy & Citrusy

2 oz Dry gin (navy strength)
1 oz oz Lime Cordial
Garnish: Lime twist

Combine gin and cordial, fill with ice, and stir until aroma of the spirit is released
- Strain into martini glass and garnish with lime

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Gin and Tonic

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Tangy & Citrusy

2 oz Dry gin
Tonic water
Garnish: Lime wedge

  • Fill a collins glass with ice cubes
  • Add gin, top with tonic, squeeze lime wedge and drop it in
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Gin Rickey

Gin Buck

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Tangy & Citrusy

2 oz Dry gin
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 lime
Club soda (or Ginger beer)

  • Fill collins glas with ice cubes
  • Add gin, juice and squeeze lime and stir gently
  • Top with club soda (ginger beer)
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Circus Rickey
Floradora
Fin De Siècle

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Tangy & Citrusy

  • Gin Rickey + dash Grenadine on top of club soda
  • Gin Buck + 1/2 oz Raspberry syrup
  • Gin Rickey - 1/2 Lime + 1/2 lemon + 1 tsp Raspberry syrup
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Green Snapper

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Tangy & Citrusy

2 oz Dry gin
6 oz Green Snapper Mix

  • Combine gin and mix, add ice, stir
  • Strain into a collins glass filled with ice cubes
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Green Snapper Mix

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20 oz Pineapple juice
2 oz Lime juice
Granulated sugar
2 Tbsp chopped mint
2 Tbsp shopped cilantro
1/2 tsp sea salt
  • Combine ingredients in blender and pulse to combine
  • Strain into a pitcher/airtight container
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Montford Snapper

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Tangy & Citrusy

1.5 oz Dry gin
6 oz Montford Snapper Mix
2 dashes Tabasco Sauce
Salt and pepper
Garnish: Parsley sprig and lemon wheel
  • Combine gin and mix, add ice, stir
  • Season with tabasco, salt, and pepper
  • Strain into a collins glass filled with ice cubes and garnish with parsley and wheel.
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Montfort Snapper Mix

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9 oz Tomato juice
6 oz Beet juice
6 oz Blood orange juice
3 oz Carrot juice
3/4 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup 
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
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``` Bloody Mary variations: Bloody Bull Bloody Caesar Bloody Fairy Bloody Geisha Bloody Maria Bloody Maureen Bloody Molly Chelada Cubanito Danish Mary Highland Mary/Bloody Scotsman Red Snapper ```
- Beef bouillon is added - Clamato juice instead of tomato - Absinthe instead of vodka - Sake instead of vodka - Tequila instead of vodka - Guinness instead of vodka - Irish whiskey instead of vodka - Mexican beer instead of vodka - White rum instead of vodka - Aquavit instead of vodka - Scotch instead of vodka - Gin instead of vodka
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Gunpowder and Smoke
Tangy & Citrusy ``` 1 Egg White 2 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Lemon juice 1/2 oz Gunpowder Liqueur 100-proof rye whiskey in atomizer ``` - Combine egg white, gin, lemon juice, and liqueur and whip - Fill with ice and shake - Strain into martini glass - Mist and ignite whiskey over drink three times
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Pegu Cup
Tangy & Citrusy 1.5 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Orange liqueur 3/4 oz Lime juice 2 dashes Aromatic bitters - Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake - Strain into a martini glass
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Southside
Tangy & Citrusy 2 oz Dry gin 3/4 oz Lemon juice 2 tsp Simple syrup Garnish: 6 Mint leaves - Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and shake - Strain into martini glass and garnish with mint
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Tea's Knees
Tangy & Citrusy ``` 3/4 oz Lemon juice 1/2 oz Honey syrup 1/2 oz Ginger syrup 1.5 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Lapsang Souchong Infused gin Garnish: Candied ginger ``` - Combine juices, syrups, and dry gin, fill with ice and shake - Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice - Gently pour infused gin on top of drink with back of bar spook - Garnish with ginger
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White Lady
Tangy & Citrusy 1.5 oz Dry gin 3/4 oz Orange liqueur 3/4 oz Lemon juice - Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake - Strain into a martini glass
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Zelli's Special
Tangy & Citrusy 2 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Dry vermouth 1 lime 1 tsp grenadine - Combine all ingredients squeezing lime for juice, fill with ice, and shake - Strain into a martini glass
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Bloodhound
Strong 3 Hulled strawberries + Garnish 1.5 Dry gin 3/4 Dry vermouth 3/4 Sweet vermouth - Muddle strawberries, then add gin and vermouths - Fill with ice and shake - Strain into a martini glass and garnish with strawberry
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Satan's Whiskers
Strong ``` 1 oz Dry Gin 1/2 oz Dry vermouth 1/2 oz Sweet vermouth 1/2 oz Orange liqueur 1 oz orange juice Dash orange bitters ``` - Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake - Strain into a martini glass
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West Indian Cocktail
Strong 1 Sugar cube 4 dashes Aromatic bitters 1 tsp lemon juice 2 oz Dry gin - Muddle sugar cube with biters - Add juice and dissolve sugar, - Add gin, fill with ice and stir - Strain into rocks glass with one large cube
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Bijou (Ritz Version)
Strong ``` 2 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Orange liqueur 1/2 oz Dry vermouth Dash orange bitters Garnish: Brandied Cherries ``` - Combine all liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and stir - Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with cherries
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Delmonico No. 1
Strong ``` 1 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Cognac-style brandy 1/2 oz Dry vermouth 1/2 oz Sweet vermouth Lemon twist, for serving ``` - Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and stir - Strain into a chill martini glass and spritz lemon twist over drink for essential oils
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Gin-Blind
Strong 2 oz Dry gin 1/4 oz Orange liqueur 1/2 oz Cognac-style brandy 2 dashes Orange bitters - Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, stir - Strain into a chilled martini glass
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The Martini
Strong 2.5 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Dry vermouth Dash Orange bitters (opt) Garnish: Lemon twist or olives - Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and stir - Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with lemon or olives
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Thunderbolt
Strong ``` 1 tsp Orange Liqueur 3 oz Dry gin 1/4 tsp Dry vermouth 3 drops Lime juice Lemon twist, for service ``` - Place orange liqueur in martini glass and allow it and a mixing glass to chill in freezer for 10 minutes - In mixing glass combine gin and vermouth, fill with ice and stir - Removed chilled martini glass and swirl to coat inside with liqueur and discard liqueur - Strain into the prepared martini glass and add the drops of lime juice - Spritz lemon twist for essential oils
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Wild Rose
Strong ``` 2 oz Dry gin 1/2 oz Dry vermouth 1/2 oz Sweet vermouth Dash aromatic bitters Dash orange bitters ``` - Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and stir - Strain into martini glass
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Devil's Own
Strong 1 oz Dry gin 1 oz Dry vermouth 1 oz Orange liqueur Dash Aromatic bitters - Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake - Strain into martini glass
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Tom Collins
Tangy & Citrusy ``` 2 oz Dry gin 1 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Confectioner's sugar Club soda Garnish: Lemon slice ``` - Combine gin, juice, and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved - Strain into collins glass with cubed ice - Add soda and garnish with lemon