Made with equal parts gin, Lillet blanc, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice, with a dash of absinthe that can be used as a "rinse" in the glass before the drink is poured. This small swirl of ...

and then garnish with a twist of lemon (or something herbal). Shake gin and sweetened lime juice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. *Alternatively, you can try using 1/2 ...

Writers of cocktail books tend to get this lesson intuitively—books can only be so big ... we know now, is a gin sour—a stout pour of gin with fresh lemon juice, whose acidity is balanced ...

Be sure to express the lemon twist over the cocktail before dropping it into the glass. While vodka can be used in a Wet Martini, gin is the standard. Add gin and dry vermouth into a mixing glass ...