Gin Drinks

Well I had a bunch of Gin and a bunch of lemons and limes on hand so I did a little comparison between the Gin Fizz, the Tom Collins and the Gin Rickey. All serve their purposes, I have a certain fondness for the Rickey, simply because I prefer limes to lemons.

The Gin Fizz
2 oz. gin (I used Tanqueray No. Ten for all of these)
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp. superfine sugar (according to Alton Brown, no need to buy superfine sugar, just put regular sugar in a coffee grinder for a few seconds, same result)
club soda

Fill highball glass 1/2 full of ice.
Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
Add gin, lemon juice and powdered sugar to cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.
Strain into a highball glass, top off with soda water, stir, and serve.
Garnish w/ a nice twist of lemon peel.


The Tom Collins, simplified.
Actually pretty much the same as the Fizz, different prep method, slightly less soda.
2 oz. gin
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 tsp. superfine sugar
3 oz. club soda
1 maraschino cherry
1 slice orange

Fill a Collins glass (or other tall, narrow glass) half-filled with ice cubes.
Add the gin, lemon juice, and sugar to glass.
Stir well.
Add the club soda.
Stir again, lightly, and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.


The Gin Rickey
2 oz. gin
juice of 1/2 lime
soda water
1 lime wedge

Fill highball glass 1/2 full with ice.
Add the juice of lime and gin into the glass.
Top off glass with carbonated water and stir.
Add the wedge of lime and serve.

ummm, yeah, had a bit of a headache this am. 6 oz of gin will do that I guess.