Spirits
Gin
- Spirit
- 40% ABV
- 299 drinks
What is Gin?
Gin is a juniper-led spirit used in classic cocktails, Martinis, sours, fizzes, highballs and aromatic aperitif drinks. Its botanical profile makes it one of the most versatile bases for citrus, herbal, bitter and sparkling cocktails.
Is this for me?
Choose this if…
- ✓You enjoy botanical, herbal or floral flavours in cocktails.
- ✓There are 299 drinks on WhatDrink using this.
Skip if…
- ✗You prefer neutral spirits or sweeter liqueurs.
At a Glance
Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.
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What does Gin taste like?
Botanical, juniper-forward and often citrusy or herbal, with styles ranging from dry and crisp to floral, spicy or earthy. Gin pairs strongly with lemon, lime, dry vermouth, tonic water, bitters, cucumber, mint and herbal liqueurs.
Ways to use gin
- Aromatic aperitif drinks — Use gin with vermouth, bitters or herbal liqueurs in aromatic aperitif-style drinks.
- Gin and tonic or other highballs — Lengthen gin with tonic water or another carbonated mixer for a botanical highball.
- Martini and spirit-forward drinks — Use gin in Martinis and other short, spirit-forward cocktails where its juniper and botanical profile remains prominent.
- Sours and fizzes — Combine gin with citrus and, for a fizz, carbonation; this format balances botanical aroma with acidity and lift.
Gin cocktails to know
Start with crisp, botanical classics, then compare sour, bitter and sparkling gin builds.
- Make the Creme de Gin Cocktail recipe
- Make the Gin and It recipe
- Make the Gin and Milk Punch recipe
- Make the Gin and Soda recipe
- Make the Gin Cocktail recipe
- Make the Gin Cooler recipe
- Make the Gin Daisy recipe
- Make the Gin Fizz recipe
- Make the Gin Lemon recipe
- Make the Gin Milk Punch recipe
- Make the Gin Rickey recipe
- Make the Gin Sling recipe
Choose by drinking style
- Choose herbal gin drinksExplore recipes where botanical, mint and herb-led notes are part of the published flavor profile.
- Find an aperitif cocktailCompare bitter, sparkling and appetite-opening drinks suited to the start of a meal.
- Make an easy three-ingredient drinkUse the governed three-ingredient threshold to find a shorter recipe.
Related guides
Why these: Prioritizes distinct cocktail structures from the published gin-recipe set, then fills any gaps with the strongest ranked recipes.
Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.
Gin — common questions
- What are the most popular cocktails made with Gin?
- Top-ranked cocktails made with Gin include Creme de Gin Cocktail, Gin and It, Gin and Milk Punch. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.