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Light 'n' Stormy gin cocktail recipe

Light 'n' Stormy

Chris Chen

Looking to pair your gin with more than just tonic? From an easy-drinking shiraz-gin cocktail by Fleet, a boozy riff on the Martini, or a classic Tom Collins, these gin cocktails are just the ticket.

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Gimlet

Gimlet


Gin, lime, sugar. It doesn’t get any easier than this.

Galah cocktail
Photo: Kara Rosenlund

Fleet’s Galah cocktail

Fleet’s Galah cocktail


An easy, summer-ready cocktail that’s tickled pink with shiraz gin.

Sunset Negroni
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sunset Negroni

Sunset Negroni


The extra touch? Pineapple bianco vermouth for added tropical-ness.

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Tom Collins
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Tom Collins

Tom Collins

A tried and true recipe of the classic cocktail.

Photo: William Meppem

Rockmelon, lemon and gin slushies

Rockmelon, lemon and gin slushies


A bottle of chilled Hendrick’s, a batch of frozen rockmelon and some syrup is all you need to keep guests happy this summer.

Cucumber and gin punch
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Cucumber and gin punch

Cucumber and gin punch


When you need serious summer refreshment, you need this.

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Thylacine

Named after Tasmania’s infamous tiger, this cocktail doesn’t bite but it’s every bit as unique as its namesake.

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Hains & Co’s Crimson Mainsail

Cucumber-gin slushie
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Cucumber-gin slushie

Cucumber-gin slushie


Why didn’t we think of this before?

Rosado cocktail
Photo: Kara Rosenlund

La Casita’s Rosado

La Casita’s Rosado


A gin cocktail, sweetened with hibiscus syrup, that tastes as good as it looks.

Glass of Rosé Spritz with strawberries on the side.
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Rosé Spritz

Rosé Spritz


Pimms may be the traditional tennis tipple, but this Spritz version is less sweet and more refreshing.

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The Marrickville

“We call this the Marrickville, continuing the tradition of naming classic cocktail variations after their suburb or borough – the Red Hook, for instance, and Bronx,” says Griffin Blumer of Poor Toms Gin. We can get behind them.

Photo: Julie Crespel

The Baxter Inn’s Cheever Gibson

The Baxter Inn’s Cheever Gibson

An aromatic and salty riff on the Martini, garnished with a pickled onion.

Photo: Ben Hansen

2KW’s Alaska

2KW’s Alaska

A zesty cousin of the Martini.

Light 'n' Stormy gin cocktail recipe
Photo: Chris Chen

Light ‘n’ Stormy

Light ‘n’ Stormy


You’ve heard of the Dark ‘n’ Stormy, but why not try a cocktail of navy-strength gin with ginger beer and lime?

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