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  • Pineapple Mint Gin Cocktail

    Pineapple and Mint Gin Cocktail in rocks glass FI

    The Pineapple Mint Gin Cocktail appeals to your sense of fruit and herbs. The tang of pineapple is a great pairing with gin, and tends to soften some of the stronger gin flavors. Mint is just a wonderful and aromatic way to add one more layer of aroma and flavor. Full warning on this one – if you muddle the mint, you will have a TON of mint flavor. You…

  • Cider and Gin Cocktail

    Cider and Gin Cocktail with Rosé and Apple Garnish FI

    This Cider and Gin cocktail is not only pretty, it’s fresh and light. Your choice of cider could make this fresh and summer, or cold weather ready. This version features rosé cider, which adds a light apple taste as well as a fresh wine flavor. Bring up your favorite flavors in this drink by adding the best garnish. Use apples to highlight the cider, or use juniper or herbs to…

  • The Gin Old Fashioned

    Gin Old Fashioned FI

    Because bourbon can’t have all the fun. This delightful punch of gin that is the Gin Old Fashioned is guaranteed to entice you to pick only the best gin, and then enjoy it slowly. It’s “gin forward” to say the very least. I DO NOT recommend this drink to those of you that love fruit, mixing things, and not tasting the gin. I DO recommend this drink to those of…

  • The Gin and Ginger

    gin and ginger cocktail FI

    Or is the Gin and Ginger really called the Gin Buck? More on that later. Perhaps this Gin and Ginger is on par with the Gin and Tonic, perhaps not. The subtle taste of quinine, the old fashioned malaria medicine, in Tonic Water is not for everyone. But Ginger Ale just might be. The absolute beauty of gin is that it’s so basic – you can make it your own.…

  • The Peppered Gin and Tonic Cocktail

    Peppered Gin and Tonic FI

    Sometimes you want to keep your Gin and Tonic simple, but not that simple.  This delightful Peppered Gin and Tonic cocktail adds just a hint of flavor on top of your chosen gin and your chosen garnish.   The Peppered Gin and Tonic Cocktail This drink works well with a London dry gin, to really let the garnish and pepper flavors come through.   Ideas on how to stack your Peppered Gin…

  • Gin and Juice

    Gin and Juice with Raspberry FI

    Can you find an easier and more delicious gin cocktail to make than the Gin and Juice? Probably not. I’m pretty sure this Gin and Juice cocktail came before the song. It’s easy, light, and can be mixed to your liking. The simplicity of this cocktail ranks up there with the Gin and Tonic, but with many different tastes. It’s more “brunchy” than most gin drinks. Speaking of brunch drinks,…

  • The Orange Min Gin Spritz

    Orange Mint Gin Spritzer FI

    This fantastic orange and gin cocktail is a subtly flavored and mild fizzy drink, perfect for summer and sipping slowly. This Orange Mint Gin Spritzer recipe is loosely based on a SMASH – which is really just a formula for making drinks – spirit, sugar, mint, and soda or seltzer. It’s quite fun to make, and because you get to muddle things, you can really intensify the flavors that you…