Gin Cocktails

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Gin is such a great liquor and so much fun to play with. There are so many types of gin, London Dry, floral, herbal, aged. Each one is so different from the other that one gin may not do the right thing in your drink, so you need to experiment.

When we first started blogging if you would have told us the amount of gin cocktails we would make and gin we have in our house now, we would have laughed at you. But in the last 7 years, it has become a favorite spirit around here, from an easy Gin and Tonic, to a difficult, booze heavy tiki drink!

This Lilac Gin Sour cocktail recipe is the perfect spring cocktail. Combining lilac liqueur with gin, lemon and egg white, this simple and rich drink is a must make! A Lilac Gin Sour recipe is a great spring cocktail perfect for celebrating Mother’s Day or Easter! We made a homemade lilac liqueur last year, …

This winter gin fizz is a perfect blood orange gin cocktail for Valentine’s Day! Using fresh blood orange juice, this drink is perfect for the winter citrus season! A Gin Fizz is a classic cocktail that is simple and full of flavor. We zhuzh it up with some fresh squeezed blood orange juice and …

This Mary Sanderson Cocktail is a great drink for Halloween. What we call a Bloody Bramble, we made a fresh berry syrup for this great Hocus Pocus cocktail for spooky season! Looking for the perfect drink for a Hocus Pocus Halloween viewing party? Look no further than this fun and easy to make Hocus …

This Halloween Aviation cocktail is made a beautiful purple color with a butterfly pea flower gin, Empress 1908. We combined it with creme de violette and maraschino liqueur with lemon like an aviation, but the purple of the Empress gin made it so brilliant. Perfect as a Sanderson Sisters Potion! When we think of …

Make this Lilac Gimlet in the spring for floral sipping! A lovely pink these, use our homemade lilac syrup to sweeten this twist on the classic gimlet. This Lilac Gimlet is a lilac cocktail made with botanical gin, fresh squeezed lime juice, and lilac simple syrup. We think this is a perfect spring or …

Here is a great list of Summer Cocktails, perfect for everyone. Options for all, with fresh fruit, herbs and flavors. We think there is nothing better when the days get hot than having a fruity or frozen drink in your hand. There are a lot of variety of flavors on this summer cocktails list …

A great selection of summer vodka cocktails that are either easy or complex! All are refreshing and perfect for cooling off with in warm weather! For vodka lovers, this is the list for you! We think summer can be the best season for cocktails, I mean we love our themed holiday cocktails for sure. …

This Blood Orange Gimlet cocktail is the perfect pink cocktail for the winter or Valentine’s Day! This is such a fun cocktail with blood orange and rosemary! We love a good Gimlet around here! Simple and delicious, this 4 ingredient cocktail is a must make, and can be made with either a good London …

This Mistletoe Martini cocktail is perfect for the Christmas season. A simple 3 ingredients, this gin martini is a great seasonal sip! This Mistletoe Martini combines the flavors of cranberry and pine. Because this cocktail uses a fruit juice the flavor is refreshing and not heavy. So many Christmas and holiday drinks are sweet, …

This Barenjager Bee’s Knees cocktail is so tasty and so easy to make with just 3 ingredients, perfect for Bee’s Knees Week! There is no better way to close out a busy National Honey Month than with a cocktail! Specifically, a Bee’s Knees. A classic, with only three ingredients (gin, honey syrup, and lemon …