The best gin cocktail recipes

Looking to pair your gin with more than just tonic? These gin cocktails work wonders with your favourite botanical-based spirit.

Jun 08, 2018 7:44am
Pink Moon Saloon's Sugar Pea Southside
Looking to pair your gin with more than just tonic? From a Sugar Pea Southside with raw sugar snap peas to an Eros Gin Fizz with Greek-style yoghurt and a dash of rosewater, these gin cocktails work wonders with your favourite botanical-based spirit.
Check out our tasting of some new Australian gins below, then stock the bar and get mixing.
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The Marrickville
"We call this the Marrickville, continuing the tradition of naming classic cocktail variations after their suburb or borough – the Red Hook, for instance, and Bronx," says Griffin Blumer of Poor Toms Gin. We can get behind them.

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The Gin Garden's Southside
If you're looking to branch out from Mojitos, the Southside is your drink.

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The Baxter Inn's Cheever Gibson
An aromatic and salty riff on the Martini, garnished with a pickled onion.

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Light 'n' Stormy
You've heard of the Dark 'n' Stormy, but why not try it with navy-strength gin instead of rum?

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The Den's 20th Century
A classic 1930s classic cocktail that's simple to make.

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2KW's Alaska
A zesty relative of the Martini.

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The Galley Room's Herbie Hancock
Gin cuts through the bright flavours of melon and honey in this refreshing cocktail.

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Thylacine
Named after Tasmania's infamous tiger, this cocktail doesn't bite but it's every bit as unique as its namesake.

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Pink Moon Saloon's Sugar Pea Southside
A vibrant green cocktail made with savoury sugar snap peas, aromatic gin and lemon.

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Black's Leisure Suit
This floral cocktail mixes gin with elderflower and sweet cloudy apple juice.

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1806's Eros Gin Fizz
Gin and yoghurt: a surprisingly effective combination in this twist on a classic.

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