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Gin Swizzle

Name: Gin Swizzle
Cuisine: Ordinary Drink
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Lime Juice; 1 tsp superfine Sugar; 2 oz Gin; 1 dash Bitters; 3 oz Club Soda

Gin Swizzle combines Lime Juice, Sugar, Gin, Bitters in a ordinary drink served in a highball glass. It is a strong fit for summer patio, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Easy, sweet, balanced, and balanced.

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Quick fact

Gin Swizzle is usually served as a ordinary drink in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Lime Juice, Sugar, Gin.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

5 total

Lime Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

1 1/2 oz

Sugaringredient - Non-alcoholic

1 tsp superfine

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

2 oz

Bittersmodifier - Alcoholic

1 dash

Club Sodamixer - Non-alcoholic

3 oz

How to make it

Build it step by step.

5 steps

1In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the lime juice, sugar, gin, and bitters.
2Shake well.
3Almost fill a colling glass with ice cubes.
4Stir until the glass is frosted.
5Strain the mixture in the shaker into the glass and add the club soda.

Method

Stirred

Finish

Usually finished with Lime Juice.

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Taste map

Strength

Easy

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Balanced

Read: Gin Swizzle is a medium alcoholic cocktail for summer patio with Lime Juice, Sugar, Gin.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

✓Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Glassware

Highball glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Lime Juice, Sugar, Gin.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a highball glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Gin Swizzle sits comfortably in the gin cocktail tradition, with an approachable style for home bartenders.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Gin Swizzle is usually served as a ordinary drink in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Lime Juice, Sugar, Gin.

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