Gin Cocktails

  • A Martini Made To Pair With Fall And Sushi: Salted Plum Sake Martini

    Bathtub Gin’s Beverage Director Brendan Bartley stirred up gin and plum sake to create the perfect autumn martini, the Salted Plum Sake Martini While on a trip to Japan many years ago, Brendan Bartley, Head…

  • How To Make James Bond’s Iconic Vesper Martini

    Vesper Martini Sophisticated, yet simple, “shaken, not stirred,” the most iconic of the James Bond cocktails, the Vesper Martini, first gained attention in the first 007 novel, Casino Royale. Although this was only ordered once…

  • How To Make John Lennon’s Favorite Cocktail, The Alexander, With Brandy Or Gin

    While John Lennon’s favorite cocktail may have been the Brandy Alexander, the most commonly known Alexander was originally made with equal parts gin, white crème de cacao, and sweet cream; shaken with ice, and strained.…

  • The Midnight Prayer From Employees Only LA Is The Vesper Martini Play James Bond Has Been Waiting For

    Casino Royale is one of our favorite Bond movies. It gave a modern muscular yet emotional twist to the franchise, lending it something new without ruining what we all loved about the series. It’s the…

  • Bella Donna – Vaca

    Bella Donna – Vaca

    Created by Renee Griego, Bar Manager of Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa, California, the Bella Donna finds gin and whisky coming together to do something more typically done by rum. A more labor-intensive cocktail, “the…

  • Nessie – Vaca 

    Nessie – Vaca 

    In an effort to take the classic gin and tonic to the next level with a few simple additions, Renee Griego, Bar Manager of Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa, California, has created the Nessie.  It…

  • Love Buzz – Fine & Rare, NYC

    Sweet and tart, the botanicals from the gin and the taste of rose wine are a perfect match for this amazing gin cocktail. Love Buzz is very popular with the gin drinking crowd and a…

  • A New York Bar Is Serving The World’s Coldest Martini

    The quest for the world’s coldest martini is seemingly endless, but new Gramercy Park bar Hawksmoor New York looks to have grabbed the title for now. One of the watering hole’s so-called “ultimate cocktails,” the…

  • Singapore Sling

    Singapore Sling

    There’s a point in the classic 80s flick Cocktail where Tom Cruise’s character Brian Flanagan refers to himself as “the last barman poet,” and he spits out a variety of mixed drink titles, most of…

  • The Last Word

    The Last Word

    The first time we found ourselves being offered a Last Word, they had us at “Green Chartreuse.” This prohibition-era cocktail isn’t for the weak of heart (or wobbly kneed), but if you’re looking for something…