gin mixed drinks

abby cocktail

• 2 1/2 oz gin
• 1 1/2 oz orange juice
• 2 dashes orange bitters

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  garnish with a cherry.

alaska

• 3 oz gin
• 3/4 oz chartreause, yellow
• 2 dashes orange bitters

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  garnish with a cherry.

artillery

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz sweet vermouth
• 2 oz orange bitters

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

barbary coast

• 1 oz gin
• 1/2 oz light rum
• 1/2 oz scotch
• 1/2 oz tequila
• 1 oz light cream
• 1 oz creme de cacao

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

bronx cocktail

• 2 1/2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 oz sweet vermouth

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

delmonico

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz brandy
• 1/2 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
• 1 dash orange bitters

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  garnish with a lemon peel.

gin alexander

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz light cream
• 1 oz creme de cacao, white

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  garnish with a dash of nutmeg.

gin sling

• 2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1 tsp superfine sugar
• 2 tsp water

shake with ice and strain into a highball glass.  garnish with a lemon twist.

harlem

• 2 1/2 oz gin
• 3/4 oz pineapple juice
• 3/4 oz maraschino liqueur

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

hudson bay

• 1 oz gin
• 1/2 oz cherry-flavored brandy
• 1 1/2 tsp 151-proof rum
• 1 tbsp orange juice
• 1 1/2 tsp lime juice

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

martini (traditional, 2-1)

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 3/4 oz dry vermouth

shake or stir gin and vermouth over ice cubes in a mixing glass.  strain into a chilled cocktail glass.  serve with a twist of lemon peel or, preferably, with an olive.

martini (dry, 5-1)

• 1 2/3 oz gin
• 1/3 oz dry vermouth

martini (extra dry, 8-1)

• 2 oz gin
• 1/4 oz dry vermouth

martini (medium)

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 oz sweet vermouth

martini (sweet)

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz sweet vermouth

napoleon

• 3 oz gin
• 1/2 oz grand marnier
• 1/2 oz dubonnet rouge

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

negroni

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1 oz campari

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  garnish with a lemon wedge.

tom collins

• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tsp powdered sugar
• 2 oz gin
• club soda

shake with ice and strain into a collins glass.  add several ice cubes, fill with club soda, and stir.  decorate with lemon and orange slices.  serve with a cherry and a straw.

yale

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1 tsp blue curacao
• 1 dash bitters

shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

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