Gin
Gin is a neutral grain spirit that is redistilled with botanicals, predominantly juniper berries. Since every brand and expression uses a unique combination of flavorings, gins are usually identified by their botanical profile. Besides juniper, common botanicals include angelica, coriander, orris root, orange peels, and licorice. If you're looking to delve more into the world of gin, Food & Wine's guide explores its history, the best brands and bottles to try, and great gin cocktail recipes from the iconic G&T and beyond.
Gin Basics
![Illustration of four different bottles of gin](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/ttgBDtIr7yjkw9TMY7KDiVOFYxA=/771x514/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gin-Explainer-FT-BLOG424-e0b7247ea83849d99877963da7402d99.jpg)
Understanding the 4 Main Types of Gin, According to Experts
Gin Cocktails
Gin Travel
![A gin martini resting on a bar](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/SyZ7iMLEWdTsjN9WAjzFm553MKY=/771x514/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The-New-Generation-of-Gin-Cocktails-FT-BLOG0722-2000-c7d7f52b346f4e4792a6948f50d82798.jpg)
Take Yourself on a Gin Cocktail Tour of London
Gin Recommendations
![Best Gins for a Gin & Tonic](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/ohX44dPhrnhaXp46yuB-cGFG5_s=/771x514/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/best-gin-for-gin-tonics-FT-Blog0324-2-68a1a12ceb214a09a947e9ffba326b27.jpg)
9 Best Gins for a Gin and Tonic
Gin Classics
Explore Gin
![Jaisalmer Classic Gin, Stranger & Sons gin, Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin, Malhar Classic Dry Gin, and Amrut Nilgiris Dry Gin.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/yM9MKkKxzTdA8Awu-HKmJfpIgOw=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Indias-Gin-Renaissance-Takes-the-Global-Stage-FT-BLOG0824-01-bf5784977b544be8b38c25b406b77425.jpg)
A New Generation of Indian Gins Are Upending the Country's Distilling Culture
![A bottle of gin in a photo composite with ramp and olive leaves.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/IKCp7hC_FWnr2FIgHpZ8z3B9IIE=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The-Dirty-Martini-Walked-So-the-Savory-Gin-Could-Run-FT-BLOG0724-01-c830e6d4a2754d00a257792d68ae5eb9.jpg)
How the Dirty Martini Paved the Way for Savory Gin
![Engine Organic Gin, Le Gin 13, Uncle Val's Botanical Gin, Elena Gin](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/EFST4SH7J2UBVO3KCpE1idP-5Vk=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gins-Being-Produced-by-Winemakers-FT-BLOG0724-5c1ed91c15b642b59ecf5415027fe645.jpg)
Why Are Winemakers Suddenly Making Gin?
![Chris Frederick and Damola Timeyin](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/61Da9NpzMQmHbmRDysmMFOKda9w=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Drinks-Innovators-2023-Chris-Frederick-Damola-Timeyin-FT-MAG0423-460ea824c8324bbcafb04e49e9eec2ce.jpg)
This Gin Is Distilled With Both Juniper and Fruit From the Baobab Tree in Africa
![A classic gin martini garnishes with olives](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/6aan-p5Us_7mJ-9kzja1hF62CQA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The-Gin-Crowd-FT-BLOG0423-1f6db13c8d104aecb61b30d25257efc6.jpg)
The Gin Crowd
![Gin Sonic cocktail](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/X2GKo9OZDqO0JqSitkob7uQeCHI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gin-Sonic-FT-RECIPE1024-b57a1a90855f4f18b9829e30e172d025.jpeg)
Gin Sonic
![Rosé 75 cocktails in glasses](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/ZqU4THcF6McYsQ4OmLWig05d0HE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Rose-75-tight-FT-MAG-RECIPE-0824-adf4475ccbc44c90ba2fa8689d61c796.jpg)
Rosé French 75
![Bottles of liquor on a bar cart.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/mm8_UDzehCNO6RACYGH3MWraJsQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/How-Long-Do-Spirits-and-Liqueurs-Last-FT-BLOG0624-2bf3b28f2da446bebd6b36439c73fa99.jpg)
Does Alcohol Go Bad? Here’s What You Need to Know
![Glasses of The Sinister Romance No. 2 Sake Vesper.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/OL0nW-c70X7YCB-vBnzID0giH-4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sake-Vesper-FT-RECIPE0624-0d8507e6d45a41e9903bcd9cb4108aca.jpg)
The Sake Vesper Martini (Sinister Romance No. 2)
![Limoncello Sorbet Float](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/Yo_N6swyKacoQooSyrB59KgEQ5s=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/0624_FtrWll_48311-1-91a619d5017446e8917e44f659ee0f0a.jpg)
Limoncello Sorbet Float
![Bottles of Michter's Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Haku Vodka, Fords Gin, Lalo Tequila, and Ten To One Caribbean Dark Rum.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/tyj_36YYuneGkJB-_TxqhwyDnvI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/How-to-Build-a-Better-Well-FT-BLOG0524-33a7d6eab9244b6aad673078ade60452.jpg)
5 Bottles to Create a Restaurant-Worthy Bar at Home
![The Bicycle Thief cocktail in a highball glass with slice of grapefruit agains a cream colored background.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/IilLpY-4SJDxCZUxiQTxXqxgzek=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bicycle-thief-4000x2667-recirc-f510173ff6e54fe2b697c8b262f8eb3a.jpg)
The Bicycle Thief Is a Refreshing Negroni-Like Highball
![Queen Martini cocktail in a cocktail glass against a white marble background.](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/rQ0CRb2LJeSwzDXmsYLm-FNXZm8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/queens-martini-4000x2667-recirc-c8e9ab911e304d92a280f4180c1d9114.jpg)
Queen Martini
![Frozen Gin and Tonic](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/f2D-OzxbaeXKjIrlFNTxpmUo7cw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Frozen-Gin-Tonic-FT-RECIPE0623-8cc21607f49446aca82cc9db62ef3be5.jpg)
Frozen Gin and Tonic
![Sichuan Negroni from Jing Bar at the Temple House in Chengdu](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/zWgZb660P76lkIOh1NKyO8RmRDA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sichuan-negroni-temple-house-chengdu-blog418-b20b74fa234d47b081adca93a4a870d2.png)
A Sichuan Spin on the Classic Negroni
![Card Placeholder Image](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/qGZ2CDjfKbQd64oZqCu4DfpHwMQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/defaultimageplaceholder-9fd5e1075cd244b190106553700abb99.png)
A Lesser Key
![Shaky Pete's Ginger Brew Recipe](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/aGLDNOK-bwiRdTVH7h_q8K-BPPo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Shaky-Petes-Ginger-Brew-FT-RECIPE0323-9232c66811b4477bae3a27b478e78e92.jpg)
Shaky Pete's Ginger Brew
![Sour Cherry Negroni Cocktail Recipe](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/Pjc8lwSmS7rowGoWQ9MSZhrzI5Y=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sour-Cherry-Negroni-FT-RECIPE0323-61981a701e8644479f5c5e873e09ca8d.jpg)
Sour Cherry Negroni
![Vesper Cocktail](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/RLTYLRKmWR6F8Mz2HEXf5xNDjR0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Vesper-Cocktail-FT-RECIPE0123-5c278052655048cd9e8bde649fbd12cb.jpg)
Vesper Cocktail
![White Negroni Recipe](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/7y9jOxqcRLv_UxdbNACb7YDb7yU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/White-Negroni-FT-RECIPE0123-2ebb1c300de44a709bce59b0a1423d0c.jpg)
White Negroni
![Negroni Sbagliato](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/gbFkU5_eBqAeiMSnb-LKp_IQHsQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Negroni-Sbagliato-3-BLOG1022-5cf1da251c7c495eb2b8e868bc571557.png)
Negroni Sbagliato
![Lemon and Lavender Gin Fizz](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/FGFqyuG8fL1k-yKY0tuGjlX0oLo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Lemon-and-Lavender-Gin-Fizz-FT-recipe0619-43fb481d48c4407eb6c49897acecfab1.jpg)
Lemon-and-Lavender Gin Fizz
![Limoncello Collins, Hatfields• Los Angeles](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/CrQzCyNqUN94Gp9uGixj6Rk65Zk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fw2007_c_limoncellocollins-9fb77579f34e4733b2ac42b91311013a.jpg)
Limoncello Collins
![Bees Knees](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/d3RF7OnBuQ9QAf05HdF31iIbAvI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Bees-Knees-Cocktail-FT-RECIPE0923-e32f0d5115de455ebd8dc41318e7565f.jpg)
The Bee’s Knees Is Our Favorite Prohibition-Era Cocktail for Fall
![Gin and Tonic](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/ES62XRtGlFywQ13__6XK3goPFiQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gin-and-Tonic-FT-RECIPE1022-2000-90396dddf5354e488a50c8e0a5218485.jpg)
Spanish Gin and Tonic
![March Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/nokYwdUEfSzYaothjPykI8LAvLM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/March-Martini-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-eb10bd1c844d4843b19c03d29a83368c.jpg)
March Martini
![Chandelier Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/mTJcVRs3RHZXKDblxh0MrY-P9bc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Chandelier-Martini-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-e62c4e6f464a400baca4728f721496f4.jpg)
Chandelier Martini
![Salmon Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/u1c79c2lpnqc8abnpSoGRQygRy0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Salmon-Martini-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-e1d60ce22bae4d14905ee1cc5685a91c.jpg)
Salmon Martini
![Turf Club Cocktail](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/SDTGbYenry7Cvy-rcEX-qHovZjY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Turf-Club-Cocktail-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-85c0ea8cdb9f4736801cbaa60e6dc62b.jpg)
Turf Club Cocktail
![Datu Puti Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/md5g6X8ULKHCaVbGIlwswLKhLIc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Datu-Datu-Martini-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-237f85d4aeb148f99562255ed2aee11f.jpg)
Datu Datu Martini
![Cosmo Nouveau](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/Ji_IoDi_yRDlu-Br-e5-N2w_aS4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cosmo-Nouveau-FT-RECIPE1022-2000-1d84880d84d6414790be42dd31463744.jpg)
Cosmo Nouveau
![Tom Collins](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/IceW8eD8k8DR8apPwK-CY9AlCWQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Tom-Collins-FT-RECIPE0922-2000-c9c8b25aba1d4bf89fd8030ee114b67b.jpg)
Tom Collins
![Atlas](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/ox9-sq93mYafNnZd3fqGQ0uFHfw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/This-Singapore-Bar-Has-the-Largest-Gin-Collection-in-the-World-FT-BLOG0323-8fe521ce9d1e46758921b1ae6a3c2b6f.jpg)
This Opulent Singapore Bar Has the Largest Gin Collection in the World
![Card Placeholder Image](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/qGZ2CDjfKbQd64oZqCu4DfpHwMQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/defaultimageplaceholder-9fd5e1075cd244b190106553700abb99.png)
Hendrick's and Honeydew
![Plum Gin Fizz](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/IXyQHqPAEQ5JI-iF2hZh-o3sKAI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Plum-Gin-Fizz-FT-RECIPE0822-2000-a5bde5b732fe47b1981966749d487b2e.jpg)
Plum Gin Fizz
![Dirty Pasta Water Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/kMeSUodt3XW8hxUjXaHPwVRTmAc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Dirty-Pasta-Water-Martini-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-2429ed369c1a4358a93fba7f7b849e59.jpg)
Dirty Pasta Water Martini
![MSG Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/BBZehzX6s7kJ3kdaBND6jgjsQA0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/MSG-Martini-XL-RECIPE1022-2000-6b3761a981a54e4baafba29f65b4753f.jpg)
MSG Martini
![Sakura Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/r--4f6c6P1vi2QLjUsG7lVLW-go=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sakura-Martini-XL-RECIPE0922-2000-14361cc0fffc460284a49fe2d63b440f.jpg)
Sakura Martini
![The Monarch](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/wp1FthiAhB2jZXSbeluwJkvYalo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/The-Monarch-FT-RECIPE0322-bb9028d30611494099a63e89aad3d5b3.jpg)
The Monarch Cocktail
![Bombay Bramble Gin](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/YJE6Ce0JvYFZy1ROhd4ixIYp8LI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Unique-Gins-FT-BLOG0222-9361afe3dff6482e92e2381232ad5d8c.jpg)
35 Unusual Gins to Add to Your Home Bar
![Sky Juice](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/JWZkmN7tGgbiLJtJB2VkmOZcqXA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sky-Juice-FT-RECIPE0522-046c651df9df4052a37dc2a4ba7f6ec0.jpg)
Sky Juice
![James Bond Martini, Smoky's Club • Madison, WI](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/2SMgJrW6B4d7oKPvaQvC8ODcW6M=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/HD-fw2007_c_jamesbondmartini-8ae434c7b75849a286494474fbf7bc66.jpg)
James Bond Martini
![A Gin Dubonnet](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/l7FeZrDTrl11d9Ztv7ZtezW_CL8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gin-Dubonnet-FT-BLOG0522-7ab657563ca147d89a6fc004b3183561.jpg)
How to Make Queen Elizabeth's Favorite Cocktail — a Dubonnet and Gin
![Sour-Cherry Gin Slings](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/slBxSkPB2EXX4g1H8QwQMm3hziE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/200807xl-sour-cherry-gin-slings-a4b0d52225474f2c80d63d191776268f.jpg)
Sour-Cherry Gin Slings
![Empress 1908 Gin Color-Changing Cocktails](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/3YuPgDf1Ow12JgUzf7aZ8Suy-pA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Empress-1908-Gin-Cocktails-FT-BLOG0919-c02c445dd764402cb3db93081e4bb3c0.jpg)
The Easy Way To Make Dazzling, Color-changing Cocktails
![Lychee Gimlet](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/NbpwE8qzyV3YZNYWoFkZD-nYNkU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fw2005_xl_lycheegimlet-52cd70cbe1d7453fa790b1c1c933cd08.jpg)
Lychee Gimlet
![Lemon & Basil Martini](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/V9CsapEnqIO-P-1kgBiv2Rmuq1E=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/HD-fw2008-c-lemon-basil-martini-16f1897144514b478cd023291d2b56a2.jpg)
Lemon & Basil Martini
![Rosemary Gin Fizz](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/PqhrsGzPodWfQ7IXr9hkQAXVvJg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/rosemary-gin-fizz-gin-cocktails-fwx-2000-1a223a0dc532443fb93dc8885dd7db73.jpg)
3 Gin Cocktails for Year-Round Sipping
![Mediterranean Pink Lady](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/SsbLuQMzwdRTaPUG0fsbgRgKezA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2010-xl-cocktail-medi-pink-lady-e722cd15ae804ac280e5e47f2c9fa999.jpg)
Mediterranean Pink Lady
![Monkey 47 Gin](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/BkU3GXLEVPFqTJuG2XfNkyHbwOc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/monkey-47-gin-cocktails-ft-blog0518-6c34d27f0d684a39846ec6500fb54f72.jpg)
Bartenders Are Obsessed with This Cult Favorite Gin
![Pale green Cucumber Basil Martini in coupe glass with cucumber-ribbon garnish, on slate background](https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/SCRiK7LMihpUlgoFnRG0XIbm5Xk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cucumber-Basil-Martini-FT-RECIPE0324-a4b63bd640f84fe19eed46444f5ca582.jpg)
Cucumber Basil Martini