Gin cocktails

Question 1

Pegu Club (Daisy family)

Answer 1

50ml London dry gin
18.75ml Cointreau
18.75 ml lime juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash Orange bitters

garnish: lime wheel
glassware: coupe

Question 2

Vesper (Martini family)

Answer 2

75ml Plymouth gin
18.75ml vodka
12.5ml Lillet blanc

1 lemon twist

Question 3

Poet’s Dream (Martini family, Martinez)

Answer 3

60ml Beefeater gin
18.75ml Dolin dry vermouth
6.25ml Benedictine
2 dashes orange bitters

lemon twist
nick & nora

Question 4

White Negroni (Martini extended family)

Answer 4

37.5ml Beefeater gin
25ml Dolin blanc vermouth
18.75ml Suze

1 orange twist
old fashioned glass

Question 5

White Lady (Daisy family)

Answer 5

50ml Plymouth gin
12.5ml Cointreau
18.75ml lemon juice
6.25ml simple syrup
1 egg white

lemon twist
coupette

Question 6

Martinez (Manhattan predecessor, Martini family)

Answer 6

37.5ml Hayman’s Old Tom gin
37.5ml Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
1 tsp Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dashes orange bitters

garnish: 1 lemon twist
glassware: nick & nora

Question 7

Fresh Gimlet (Daiquiri family)

Answer 7

50ml Plymouth gin
25ml lime juice
18.75ml simple syrup

garnish: lime wedge
glassware: coupe

Question 8

Southside (Daiquiri family)

Answer 8

5 mint leaves
50ml Plymouth gin
18.75ml lime juice
18.75ml simple syrup
1dash Angostura bitters

garnish: 1 mint leaf
glassware: coupe

Question 9

Bee’s Knees (Daiquiri family)

Answer 9

50ml London dry gin
18.75ml lemon juice
18.75ml honey syrup (3:1 by volume, not grams)

no garnish
glassware: coupe

Question 10

Pink Lady (Daiquiri family)

Answer 10

37.5ml Plymouth gin
12.5ml Laird’s 100-proof straight apple brandy
12.5ml lemon juice
12.5ml grenadine
12.5ml simple syrup
1 egg white

garnish: brandied cherry on skewer
glassware: coupe

Question 11

Tom Collins (Daiquiri extended family)

Answer 11

50ml cold seltzer
50ml Beefeater gin
25ml lemon juice
18.75ml simple syrup

garnish: orange half wheel and brandied cherry on a skewer.
glassware: collins

add seltzer into an empty glass first. short shaks the ingredients and strain into glass. top with ice

Question 12

Grapefruit Collins (Daiquiri extended family)

Answer 12

50ml cold seltzer
50ml Beefeater gin
37.5ml grapefruit juice
12.5ml lemon juice
12.5ml simple syrup
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

garnish: grapefruit half wheel
glassware: collins

Question 13

Silver Fizz (Daiquiri extended family, Tom Collins)

Answer 13

50ml Beefeater gin
18.75ml simple syrup
18.75ml lemon juice
1 egg white
50ml cold seltzer

no garnish
glassware: collins

5 minute wet shake, dry shake. double strain, slowly add seltzer, occasionally tapping the bottom of the glass against the table to settle the foam.

Question 14

Ramos gin fizz (Daiquiri extended family, Tom Collins)

Answer 14

50ml Fords gin
12.5ml lemon juice
12.5ml lime juice
25ml simple syrup
25ml heavy cream
1 egg white
3 drops orange flower water
50ml cold seltzer

no garnish
glassware: collins

5 minute wet shake, dry shake. double strain, slowly add seltzer, occasionally tapping the bottom of the glass against the table to settle the foam.

Question 15

French 75 (Daiquiri extended family, Tom Collins)

Answer 15

25ml Plymouth gin
12.5ml lemon juice
12.5ml simple syrup
100ml cold dry sparkling wine

garnish: lemon twist
glassware: dlute

pour champagne first into chilled flute, then shake and top with the rest

Question 16

Last Word (Daisy family)

Answer 16

22.5ml London dry gin
22.5ml green Chartreuse
22.5ml Luxardo maraschino liqueur
22.5ml lime juice

coupe
no garnish

Question 17

20th Century (Daisy family)

Answer 17

37.5ml London dry gin
18.75ml Lillet blanc
18.75ml white creme de cacao
18.75ml lemon juice

coupe
no garnish

Question 18

Gin Martini, Death and Co.

Answer 18

50ml Plymouth gin
25ml Dolin dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters

garnish: lemon twist
glassware: nick and nora

Question 19

Corpse Reviver #2 (Daisy family)

Answer 19

22.5ml London dry gin
22.5ml Lillet Blanc
22.5ml Cointreau
22.5ml lemon juice
2 dashes absinthe

no garnish
glassware: coupe

Lillet Blanc is not easily substitutes in this recipe. Its is soft and sweet enough.

Question 20

Aviation (Daisy family)

Answer 20

50ml Plymouth gin
6.25ml creme de violette
1tsp maraschino liqueur
18.75ml lemon juice
12.5ml simple syrup

garnish: 1 brandied cherry
glassware: coupe

Question 21

Gin Rickey (Daiquiri extended family)

Answer 21

50ml Beefeater gin
25ml lime juice
12.5ml simple syrup
club soda

garnish: lime wheel
glassware: highball

short shake

Question 22

Singapore sling (Daisy extended family)

Answer 22

37.5ml Beefeater London dry gin
12.5ml cherry heering
6.25ml Cointreau
6.25ml Benedictine
50ml pineapple juice
12.5ml lime juice
12.5ml grenadine
1dash angostura bitters

garnish: pineapple and cherry
glassware: highball

short shake, cubed ice

Question 23

Bramble (Daisy family)

Answer 23

45ml Hayman’s London Dry gin
30ml lemon juice
18.75ml simple syrup
12.5ml creme de mure

garnish: lemon slice dusted with icing sugar and a blackberry.

shake first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into a crushed ice filled glass. top up with crushed ice and float blackberry liqueur on top.

Question 24

Enzoni

Answer 24

5 seedless green grapes
30ml Hayman’s London Dry gin
30ml Campari
20ml lemon juice
20ml simple syrup

garnish: skewered orange wheel and green grape
glassware: rocks