Empire Cocktail

Created by Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru, New York City, served at the Empire Room, NYC. Courtesy of Bluecoat Gin.… Read more

Gold Medal

The champion of cocktails!… Read more

Cucumber-Basil Collins

A tall, cool collins is my favorite weapon against a hot day. This cocktail was an excuse to use the gin I infused with cucumbers and the basil I’ve been growing in a container on my deck. And it was the most refreshing, satisfying drink I’ve had in a long time. The cucumber gin was extremely easy to make and adds a lightly sweet flavor to the cocktail.… Read more

Berry Red Summer

Summer is here … and so are fresh summer cocktails! This one features red raspberries and red grapefruit along with Holland gin and honey liqueur for a brightly colored, lightly sweetened drink. Holland gin has less juniper flavor and more citrus notes than London dry gin, which is what we usually think of when we think “gin.”

We used Damrak gin and Barenjager honey liqueur, but feel free to use your favorites!

Ingredients

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Ocean Dream

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Fragole all’ Aceto Balsamico

Manny Hinojosa, mixologist and bar manager at the Walnut Creek Yacht Club submitted this drink recently. He’s been mixing up some amazing cocktails and this one is no exception. Gin, Campari, fresh strawberry puree, a little lemon juice, simple syrup and of course balsamic vinegar give this cocktail a nice tang and touch of sweet.… Read more

White Lady

This cocktail was invented by Harry MacElhone in 1919 at Ciro’s Club, London. He original used crème de menthe but switched it with gin at Harry’s New York Bar, Paris, in 1929.… Read more

What’s Up, Doc? Cocktail

Looking for a new way to add vegetables to your diet? Try this carrot cocktail. We can’t promise it’s good for you, but it sure is good.

The sweet vegetable flavor that shines through makes this a good alternative to brunch cocktail stalwarts like the Bloody Mary and Mimosa. You can cut back on the gin if you don’t want a drink this strong. A sprinkling of cinnamon on top, and it might remind you … Read more

Vesper

“I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made.”

—James Bond, “Casino Royale”

The “one drink” that Bond is talking about is the Vesper—named after villain/love interest Vesper Lynd. Made with gin, vodka and Lillet, this martini variation, it is indeed very strong.

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Bond was very particular about the brands used in his drink, … Read more

Pome ‘n Tonic

Continuing my fascination with Pama pomegranate liqueur, I decided to mix it up with some nice gin. I used Bulldog, an nice London Dry Gin, along with fresh lemon juice, a few dashes of Regans’ Orange Bitters No. 6, Pama (of course) topped off with tonic or if you so desire soda water. I used Q Tonic.… Read more