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10 Classic and Completely Revolutionary Gin Cocktails

  • July 20, 2020
  • Blog
  • Jos. A. Magnus & Co.

A good quality cocktail is simple when you start with a good quality spirit. Below you’ll find a wide range of cocktail recipes curated by our team and using our award-winning gin. From classic hits to completely revolutionary, our team has a gin cocktail to accommodate every taste, mood, and environment.

Gin & Tonic
Simplicity has never been so delicious.  

  • 2 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • 4-5 oz. tonic water
  • Ice cubes 
  • Lime wedges 

Full recipe here. 

Martini
Shaken or stirred, just make sure you use quality gin. 

  • 2.5 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • .5 oz. dry vermouth 
  • Ice 
  • Lemon peel twist or olives, for garnish 

Bee’s Knees
It’s called the bee’s knees for a reason. 

  • 1 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • .5 oz. lemon juice
  • .5 oz. honey syrup 
  • Lemon wedge 

Add ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass and fill with ice. 

Cucumber Limeade
Not your mother’s limeade. 

  • 1.5 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin
  • 1 oz. lemonade 
  • .25 oz lime juice
  • 2 cucumber slices 
  • Fresh basil leaves 

Stir first three ingredients together. Add cucumber and garnish with basil leaves. 

The Gin Cuba Libre
A classic rum and coke that ran through a field of juniper berries and limes. 

  • 2 oz. white rum 
  • .5 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • .5 oz. lime juice 
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • Cola 

Full recipe here. 

Gin Fizz
Foamy, fizzy, delicious. 

  • 2 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • 1 oz. fresh lemon juice 
  • 3 oz. simple syrup 
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 oz. club soda 

Full recipe here. 

The Aviation
A timeless and delicious classic made famous in the turn of the century; happy to see it fly back in style. 

  • 2 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • .5 oz. maraschino liqueur 
  • .5 oz. creme de la violette 
  • .75 oz. lemon juice
  • Brandied cherry, for garnish 

Full recipe here. 

Spiced Pear Gin Cocktail
Pears may be an unlikely add, this recipe makes us wonder why we hadn’t thought of it sooner… 

  • 1.5 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • 1 oz. pear juice 
  • .75 oz. spiced pear liqueur 
  • .5 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 2-3 drops cardamom drops 
  • Slice of pear and sprig of thyme, for garnish 

Full recipe here. 

Gin Basil Smash
For all basil lovers. 

  • 10 leaves fresh basil 
  • 2 oz. simple syrup 
  • 2 oz. lemon juice 
  • 4 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin 
  • Ice cubes 

Full recipe here.

Spiked Ginger-Lemonade Soda Cocktail
Drink at home or take to-go. 

  • 1 (12 oz) can ginger beer
  • 2.5 oz. Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin  
  • 1.5 oz. fresh lemon juice 
  • 4-5 dashes angostura bitters

Full recipe here.

Our award-winning Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin packs a punch at 114 proof and bestows a backbone to a classic gin cocktail. Find a store near you here. Be sure to visit the blogs linked in the article above for more content and recipes. 

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