The 5 Easiest GIN Cocktails

Here are five delicious and dead simple cocktails where the ONLY alcoholic ingredient you need is gin. The rest are things you can find in your pantry or a quick trip to the market. This episode also features 5 terrible gin puns.

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EQUIPMENT

1. Cocktail set (includes Boston shaker, jigger, bar spoon, hawthorne strainer, fine mesh strainer, julep strainer, muddler, cocktail picks)

2. Angled measuring jigger

   • Version using ml measurements

3. Coupe glass

4. Double rocks glass

5. Champagne flute

6. Glass flask

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Gimlet

• 2oz (60ml) dry gin

• .75oz (22ml) simple syrup

• .75oz (22ml) fresh lime juice

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice

2. Shake for 15 seconds

3. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass

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Bee’s Knees

• 2oz (60ml) dry gin

• .75oz (22ml) honey syrup (equal parts honey and water)

• .75oz (22ml) fresh lemon juice

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice

2. Shake for 15 seconds

3. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass

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Clover Club

• 2oz (60ml) dry gin

• .75oz (22ml) simple syrup

• .75oz (22ml) fresh lemon juice

• 5 raspberries

• Egg white of 1 large egg

1. Add all ingredients except egg white to a shaker tin with ice

2. Shake for 15 seconds

3. Double strain back into shaker tin

4. Add egg white and dry shake for 15 seconds

5. Open pour into a chilled coupe glass

6. Garnish with raspberries on a pick

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Gordon’s Breakfast

• 2oz (60ml) dry gin

• 6 lime wedges

• .75oz (22ml) simple syrup

• 4 dashes (1 barspoon) Cholula hot sauce

• 2 dashes (1/2 barspoon) Worcestershire sauce

• 4 cucumber slices

1. Add add ingredients to a shaker tin

2. Muddle to extract lime juice and cucumber

3. Add 8 crushed ice cubes to a shaker tin and shake for 6 seconds

4. Open pour into a chilled double rocks glass

5. Garnish with a pinch of salt and fresh pepper

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French 75

• 1oz (30ml) dry gin

• .5oz (15ml) fresh lemon juice

• .5oz (15ml) simple syrup

• 4oz (120ml) sparkling wine

1. Add all ingredients except sparkling wine to a shaker tin with ice

2. Shake for 15 seconds

3. Double strain into a champagne flute

4. Top with sparkling wine

5. Garnish with lemon twist