Spirit Of The Week: Gin

A good spirit for a tailgate is gin. Not a liquor that works well on its own, gin is a great mixer.

Here are some great gin drinks courtesy of our friends at A History Of Drinking:

Negroni

http://www.ahistoryofdrinking.com/wordpress/2015/05/orson-welles-and-the-negroni/

Orson Wells once said of a Negroni; “The bitters are excellent for your liver, the gin is bad for you. They balance each other”

Recipe adapted from Gary Regan and Liquor.com

• 1.5 oz Campari
• 1.5 oz Sweet vermouth
• 1.5 oz Gin
• Garnish: Orange twist
• Glass: Old Fashioned

Build in an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. Stir briefly and garnish with an orange twist.

 

In Flanders Field

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Developed by “Dennis” of  Rock & Rye

• 1 1/2oz Gin
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• 4 oz Belgian style Tripel

Glass: Highball or Pilsner

Garnish: None

Build in a chilled pilsner glass

 

The “Rockefeller” Martini

http://www.ahistoryofdrinking.com/wordpress/2014/07/an-excuse-to-drink-july-8-1839-john-d-rockefeller-the-myth-of-the-dry-martini/

•  equal parts: London dry gin and Noilly Prat Vermouth
• a dash of orange bitters

Garnish: Lemon or olive

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or olive

 

Astor Cocktail

http://www.ahistoryofdrinking.com/wordpress/2014/05/an-excuse-to-drink-may-2-1964-the-death-of-nancy-astor-first-woman-to-sit-in-parliament/

Recipe adapted from Albert Stevens Crockett’s 1931 ‘The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book’ where the drink accompanied by the following notation, “Perhaps [named] after William Waldorf, who built the original Waldorf. However, chances are, it was originated either at the old Astor House or the Astor Hotel, and took its name from its bar of nativity.” – Difford’s Guide

•  1¼ shot Tanqueray London Dry Gin
• 1 shot Swedish Punch liqueur
• ¼ shot Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ¼ shot Freshly squeezed orange juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

 

Everest Cocktail

http://www.ahistoryofdrinking.com/wordpress/2014/05/an-excuse-to-drink-may-15-1914-birth-of-tenzing-norgay-mount-everest-climber/

Recipe by Gaz Regan via Liquor.com

• 1 oz Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
• .75 tsp Curry powder
• 2.5 oz Beefeater 24 Gin
• .5 oz Fresh lemon juice

Garnish: Curry powder
Glass: Cocktail

Stir together the cream of coconut and curry powder to make a paste. Add the paste and the remaining ingredients to a shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a sprinkle of additional curry powder.