Gin Cocktails

Question 1

Aviation

Answer 1

1.5oz London Dry gin

.75oz lemon juice

2 dashes maraschino liqueur

2 dashes Crème Yvette

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

cherry or lemon peel

Pre Prohibition

Question 2

Bees Knees

Answer 2

1.5oz gin

.75oz honey

.75oz lemon juice

shake with ice and strain

cocktail glass

lemon twist

Prohibition

Question 3

Bijou

Answer 3

1oz Gin

1oz Green Chartreuse

1oz Sweet Vermouth

1 dash of orange bitters

Stir with ice and strain

Coupe

Lemon twist

Pre Prohibition

Question 4

Clover Club

Answer 4

1.5oz Gin

.75oz lemon juice

.75oz Raspberry syrup

1 egg white

shake and strain

coupe

Pre Prohibition

Question 5

Collins

Answer 5

2oz Bourbon or Gin

.75oz lemon juice

.75oz Simple Syrup

chilled soda

Shake all ingredients except soda into ice-filled collins glass

top with soda

orange slice and cherry

Generally a John Collins for whiskey or gin. Tom Collins is only with Old Tom Gin

Question 6

Corpse Reviver No 2

Answer 6

.75oz Gin

.75oz Cointreau

.75oz Lillet

.75oz Lemon juice

dash of absinthe

shake with ice and strain

cocktail glass

cherry

Harry Craddock Savoy Cocktail Book (1930)

Prohibition

Question 7

French 75

Answer 7

1.5oz Gin

.75oz Lemon Juice

.5oz Simple Syrup

Shake all but Champagne, strain into ice fill glass, top with Champagne

Highball

Lemon Twist

Pre-Prohibition

Question 8

Gibson

Answer 8

2.5oz Gin

.5oz Dry Vermouth

Stir ingredients with ice and strain

Cocktail glass

Pear Onion

Pre-Prohibition

Question 9

Gimlet

Answer 9

2oz Plymouth Gin

.75oz lime juice

.75oz simple syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

cocktial glass

lime wedge

Prohibition

Question 10

Gin Fizz

Answer 10

2oz Gin

.75oz Lemon Juice

.75oz Simple Syrup

Soda Water

Combine all but soda into shaker with ice, then strain into empty collins glass, top with soda

Pre-Prohibtion

Question 11

Gin Rickey

Answer 11

2oz London Dry Gin

1 oz Lime Juice

soda water

Build ingredients in an ice filled glass

Highball

Lime rind

Pre-Prohibition

Question 12

Last Word

Answer 12

.75oz Gin

.75oz Lime Juice

.75oz Green Chartreuse

.75oz Maraschino Liqueur

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain

cocktail glass

Prohibition

Question 13

Martinez

Answer 13

1oz Genever

2oz Sweet Vermouth

.25oz Maraschino Liqueur

2 dashes Angostura

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain

cocktail glass

lemon or orange twist

Pre-Prohibition

Question 14

Martini

Answer 14

2.5oz Gin

.5oz Dry Vermouth

stir ingredients with ice and strain

lemon twist or olives

Question 15

Parisienne

Answer 15

.75oz Gin

.75oz Noilly Prat

2 dash crème de cassis

Stir ingredients with ice and strain

cocktail coupe

lemon peel

Question 16

Pink Lady

Answer 16

1.5oz London Dry Gin

.25oz Grenadine

1 egg white

dry shake then shake with ice and strain

cocktail glass

cherry

Pre-Prohibition

Question 17

Vesper

Answer 17

1.5oz London Dry

1oz Vodka

.5oz Lillet Blanc

Shake and strain

Cocktail glass

lemon twist

Question 18

White Lady

Answer 18

1oz Gin

1oz Cointreau

1oz lemon juice

shake with ice and strain

cocktail glass

cherry

Prohibition