What are some popular cocktails made using gin?

Many people order a martini, for instance, and don't know whether or to ask for it shaken or stirred. I have been a bartender for 10 years and have learned a very valuable rule surrounding this very popular question -

Cocktails containing either juice or milk should be shaken. This aerates the ingredients and flavors enhancing the taste of the cocktail, while at the same time creating a pleasing visual effect of frothiness. In contrast, cocktails using only spirits, such as martinis and manhattans, should be stirred.

A Singapore Sling is a gin based cocktail. Here is a classic recipe:

1oz Gin

1/2oz Cherry Brandy

4oz Pineapple Juice

1/2oz Lime Juice

1/4oz Cointreau (orange liqueur)

1/4oz Benedictine (herbal liqueur)

1/3oz Grenadine Syrup

Watch this video to learn how to make this famous cocktail.

Here is a short list of some of the more popular cocktails made using rum as the main ingredient -

• Caipirinha

• Daiquiri

• Mai Tai

• Mojito

• Pina Colada

• Cuba Libre

Here is a short list of some great cocktails made using gin:

• Martini

• Gin and tonic

• Tom Collins

• Long Island Iced Tea

• Singapore Sling

• Gimlet

Some of the more popular brands of gin include:

• Gordon's London Dry

• Beefeater

• Tanqueray

• Bombay Sapphire

• Plymouth Gin