A gin and tonic with ice and lime, gin bottle softly blurred behind
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Spirits · ~15 min

Gin primer: botanicals & classics

Choose a gin that still tastes like gin under tonic or vermouth, stir a Martini or Negroni, build a G&T, then finish with citrus oil.

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Gin primer: botanicals & classics

London dry vs contemporary — pick botanicals for the template, not the bottle art.

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2. Skill

Stir

Martini or Negroni: clear, cold, and diluted on purpose.

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3. Skill

Build

A G&T is a highball — packed ice, cold tonic last.

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4. Skill

Express

Lemon or grapefruit oil over gin drinks beats drowning the glass in wedges.

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