Gin Cocktails

Gin’s versatility means it is a spirit favourable for all types of drinkers. With the best examples, you can sip the stuff neat, fix an evening drink, or make cocktails for a whole party – all with one bottle.

Signature Cocktails

  • Cherry Gin Martini

    • 60ml Humdinger Cherry Gin Liqueur
    • 15ml dry vermouth
    • Maraschino cherry

    1. Chill a cocktail/Martini glass.
    2. In a mixing glass, combine the gin and vermouth.
    3. Add the ice and stir for 60 seconds.
    4. Strain into the chilled cocktail glass.
    5. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

    See our Cherry Gin Liqueur
  • Humdinger NZ Dry Gin Cocktail

    Gimlet - Humdinger Dry Gin

    • 60ml Humdinger Dry Gin
    • 30ml fresh lime juice
    • 120ml East Imperial Tonic Water
    • Ice
    • Lime wedge garnish

    1. Pour gin and lime juice over ice in a chilled glass.
    2. Stir well.
    3. Top up with tonic water, garnish and enjoy!

    * This is a slight variation on the classic Gimlet, but some rules are meant to be broken!

    See our Dry Gin
  • Humdinger NZ Citrus Gin Cocktail

    Foghorn - Humdinger Citrus Gin

    • 60ml Humdinger Citrus Gin
    • 15ml fresh lime juice
    • 120ml ginger beer
    • Ice
    • Lime wedge garnish

    1. Pour the gin and lime juice into a chilled, ice-filled glass.
    2. Stir well.
    3. Add the ginger beer, and stir gently.
    4. Garnish with the lime wedge, serve and enjoy!

    See our Citrus Gin

  • Sloe Gin Fizz

    • 60ml Humdinger Sloe Gin
    • 40ml lemon juice
    • 30ml simple syrup
    • 120ml soda water
    • Fresh lemon wedge and cherry to garnish

    1. Add the sloe gin, lemon juice and syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake until well chilled
    2. Fill a highball or Collins glass with ice, and strain the contents of the shaker into the glass
    3. Top with soda water
    4. Garnish with a lemon wedge and cherry.

    See our Sloe Gin

Still Thirsty for More Ideas?

  • Humdinger NZ Gin and Tonic

    Gin & Tonic

    • 60ml Humdinger Dry or Citrus Gin
    • 180ml East Imperial Tonic Water
    • Ice
    • Fresh garnish

    1. Chill your glass in the freezer.
    2. Fill the glass with ice.
    3. Add the gin first, then the tonic.
    4. Gently stir, then garnish and serve.

    See our recommended pairings on the corresponding product page for the best tonic and best garnish

  • Humdinger NZ Dry Gin Cocktail

    Martini

    • 75ml Humdinger Dry Gin
    • 15ml dry vermouth
    • Cocktail olive

    1. Chill a cocktail/Martini glass.
    2. In a mixing glass, combine the gin and vermouth.
    3. Add the ice and stir for 60 seconds.
    4. Strain into the chilled cocktail glass. 5. Garnish with an olive.

  • Humdinger NZ Citrus Gin Cocktail

    Bees Knees

    • 60ml Humdinger Citrus Gin
    • 20ml fresh lemon juice
    • 40ml clear honey
    • Ice
    • Lemon twist to decorate

    1. Add the gin, lemon juice and honey syrup to a shaker with ice.
    2. Shake well, so the glass and contents are chilled.
    3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
    4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

  • Humdinger NZ Gin Cocktail

    Pink Gin Floradora

    • 45ml Humdinger Pink Gin
    • 15ml grenadine
    • 15ml fresh lime juice
    • 120ml ginger ale
    • Fresh lime wedge to garnish

    1. Pour the gin, grenadine and fresh lime juice into an ice-filled glass.
    2. Stir well.
    3. Top up with ginger ale.
    4. Stir gently, garnish with lime, and serve.

  • Humdinger NZ Gin Cocktail

    Bourbon Barrel Negroni

    • 30ml Humdinger Bourbon Barrel Aged Gin
    • 30ml campari
    • 30ml sweet vermouth
    • 1 large ice cube
    • Orange peel twist

    1. Pour the gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass. Add ice and stir well. Make sure the glass feels cold.
    2. Strain the liquid into a tumbler.
    3. Add one large ice cube.
    4. Garnish with an orange twist.

  • Cherry Bramble

    • 45ml Humdinger Dry Gin
    • 20ml lemon juice
    • 20ml simple syrup
    • 20ml Humdinger Cherry Gin Liqueur
    • 90ml soda water
    • Maraschino cherry to garnish

    1. Add the dry gin, lemon juice, syrup and soda water into a glass with ice, and stir until well chilled
    2. Gently pour the cherry gin liqueur into the glass, so it looks like a bramble bush amongst the ice
    3. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.