Easy Gin Cocktails
10 Classic Gin Cocktail Recipes for Indian Bartenders
1) Martini
50 ml Gin + 10 ml Dry Vermouth + Olive/Lemon peel + Stir + Martini Glass. A Martini with cocktail onion as garnish is called a Gibson. Click for more
Breakfast In Bed
Created by: Kishore Restaurant: Rhapsody, Courtyard by Marriott, Chennai Ingredients: Gin – 30 ml Vodka – 30 ml Orange juice Orange marmalade – 1 tsp Fresh orange Honey – ½ tsp Lemon juice 10 ml Method: Muddle 3 orange chunks , honey and marmalade along with the spirits and fresh lime juice. Shake well with ice in a cocktail shaker Strain into old fashioned glass . Top up with orange juice. Garnish: Orange Slice and Mint Sprig 
Cucumber Cooler
Created by: Tariq Shaikh Restaurant: Le Bar Diamantaire, Sofitel, Mumbai Ingredients: Gin 45 ml Sweet and sour mix 30 ml Almond syrup 20 ml Fresh cucumber juice 30 ml 1 slice of cucumber Method: Shake the Gin, Sweet and sour mix (2:1 Sugar: Lemon juice) , Almond syrup and cucumber juice with ice. Double strain in a Flute Garnish: Cucumber slice 
Quaker
Created by: Preetam Rai Restaurant: Kue Bar, Westin, Pune Ingredients: Gin 45 ml Campari 15 ml Orange juice 45 ml Red Bull 90 ml Tangerine/Orange Method: In a cocktail glass filled with ice, add gin, Campari and orange juice Shake the concoction vigorously till the frost appears on the sides of the cocktail shaker Fine strain the concoction into a highball glass filled with fresh ice Top up with Red Bull Garnish: A slice of tangerine |
Star Wars
Created By: Gaurish Rangnekar Restaurant: Vicinia Cafe.Bar , Mumbai Ingredients : Gin 45 ml Star Anise 5 nos Cinnamon 2 sticks Lime Juice 10 ml Sugar Syrup 10ml Passion Fruit Cordial 10 ml Limca Ice Method: In a shaker glass take 2 pieces of Star Anise and a stick of Cinnamon. Muddle them together with lime Juice and sugar syrup Add Gin and shake it with Ice Double strain it into a highball glass. Add Passion Fruit Cordial & top up with Limca Garnish: A stick of Cinnamon and 2 pieces of Star Anise 
French 75
Created By: Nitin Kumar Restaurant: The Long Bar, Hyatt Regency, Gurgaon Ingredients: Gin 30 ml Fresh lime juice 10 ml Sugar syrup 5 ml Maraschino cherry 3 nos Orange rind Top up with Champagne Method: Pour gin, fresh lime juice and sugar syrup into a shaker. Fill it up with ice and shake it well Strain it in a chilled champagne flute and top up with Champagne Garnish: Orange rind & Maraschino cherry 
Star Anise Martini
Restaurant: Masala Library by Jiggs Kalra Ingredients: Whole Star Anise 5-6 pieces Sugar Syrup 10 ml Lime Juice 10 ml Peach syrup 20 ml Gin 60 ml Ice Method: Muddle whole star anise, sugar syrup & lime juice together in a shaker Add ice, peach syrup & Gin Shake it well and strain in a Martini glass Garnish: Whole Star Anise |