Best 15 Gin Tonic Recipes

GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Place the ice cubes in a tall, narrow glass with the ice coming near the top. Pour gin, tonic water, and lime juice over the ice. Stir well with a long-necked spoon. Garnish with lime wedge, and serve immediately.

CUCUMBER-MINT GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Strip leaves from two sprigs of mint and place in the bottom of a highball glass along with cucumber.
• Muddle with a muddling stick or the handle of a wooden spoon. Fill a glass with ice.
• Pour gin over ice, top off glass with tonic, stirring once, and garnish with remaining mint sprig and thin cucumber wedge.

JOSé'S GIN & TONIC

Steps:

• Combine 1 lime wheel, 1 strip lemon zest (removed with a vegetable peeler), 1 lemon verbena leaf, 3 juniper berries, and 1 oversize ice cube in a stemless wineglass or goblet. Add 1 1/2 ounces gin (preferably Hendrick's), then 3-4 ounces tonic water; stir to combine.

CRANBERRY GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Pour cranberry juice and gin over ice in a tall glass. Top off with tonic water, then add a splash of lime juice.
• Garnish with a wedge of lime and a few fresh cranberries.

SALTY LEMON GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Remove the pulp from the lemon with a sharp knife and discard, saving the peel. Lightly rinse peel with cool water. Slice off a thin sliver of peel and set aside for garnish.
• Combine lemon peel and gin in a shaker. Muddle lemon until slightly crushed. Add 1 cup ice to the shaker, cover, and shake until chilled, 15 to 20 seconds.
• Fill a rocks glass with ice and strain cocktail over the ice. Top with tonic water. Garnish with lemon sliver and rosemary sprig.

GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Knead 4 of the limes on a cutting board, then juice. Slice used rinds into thin strips.
• In large pitcher, combine gin and rinds, and muddle for two minutes. Add lime juice, and let stand for five minutes.
• Fill pitcher halfway with ice. Slowly add tonic. Mix carefully, and pour into tall, chilled highball glasses. Garnish with lime rounds cut from the remaining lime.

BLACKBERRY-LIME GIN AND TONIC ICE POPS

Steps:

• Combine tonic water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in gin and let cool while you assemble the ice pops.
• Cut lime into 6 slices. Cut each slice in half. Place 2 pieces of lime in each mold. Evenly divide berries among the molds.
• Pour tonic water mixture into the molds through a funnel, leaving a 1/2-inch space on the top. Freeze for 8 hours, or overnight.

CRANBERRY GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• 1. Pour cranberry juice and gin over ice in a tall glass. Top off with tonic water, then add a splash of lime juice.
• 2. Garnish with a wedge of lime and a few fresh cranberries.

CITRUS GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• In a rocks glass, add a large ice cube, gin and tonic. Garnish with coriander seeds, mint and grapefruit peel.

LEMONGRASS GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Place infuser in glass.
• Pour gin over infuser and steep to desired strength.
• Add simple syrup, ice and tonic water.

GIN AND TONIC WITH CUCUMBERS AND LEMONGRASS

Steps:

• Put a mint sprig, 2 lime wedges and a few cucumber pieces in each of 4 glasses. Muddle slightly. Fill the glasses with ice. Add the gin, and top off with tonic water. Garnish with a stick of lemongrass.

GIN & TONIC

Steps:

• Fill double old-fashion glass with ice.
• Wipe lime wedge around the rim of the glass.
• Gently squeeze lime into glass and leave in glass.
• Pour gin into the glass.
• Fill with tonic water.
• Here is the secret. DO NOT STIR! The essence of both gin and tonic mingle when you sip and it makes for a much fresher drink.

ORANGE CRANBERRY GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Muddle orange rind strip, fresh cranberries, and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Add ice cubes, gin, and fresh orange juice. Cover with lid, and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled (about 30 seconds). Pour into an 8-oz. glass; top with tonic water. Serve immediately.

THE PERFECT GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Place the ice cubes in a tall, narrow, chilled glass (the cubes should come near the top.) Add the gin, then the tonic water, then the lime juice, stirring well. Garnish with lime wedge, and serve immediately.
• Note: To make the ice cubes, simply fill an empty ice cube tray with tonic water, and let the cubes freeze. It takes just a few hours. Covered well, the cubes will remain fresh-tasting in the freezer for at least a few weeks.

GIN AND TONIC

Steps:

• Divide the gin and tonic between 2 ice-filled rocks glasses and garnish each with a lime wedge.