6 Cocktails To Try This Monsoon With Gin

Gin lovers, your perfect excuse to get creative with gin, new flavors, and new combinations is right here! Yes, monsoon. With the rain pouring down your windowpanes, why not create our own symphony of gin-based cocktails that will surely add to the beauty of this season? With a mix of sweet, spicy, and sour flavors, here are 6 cocktails that you must try this monsoon evening with your loved ones! 

Gin Cocktails To Try

Cherry Gin 

If you are planning to sip something vibrant and fruity, Cherry Gin is the perfect cocktail for you. The aromatic botanicals of gin blend smoothly with the tartness of fresh red cherries, with the lime bringing in a citrusy zest. With subtle floral undertones from the gin, this drink is crisp and refreshing. 

Ingredients

• 2 oz gin
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• 4 oz club soda
• 6-7 fresh cherries 
• 2 tsp sugar
• ½ cup crushed ice

Procedure

• Take a glass and muddle sugar with cherries
  
• Now add crushed ice and fresh lime juice
  
• Next, pour in gin and club soda
  
• Stir gently, garnish, and enjoy!
  

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Curry Leaf Gin Gimlet

Have you tried the classic Gimlet? Well, if you have, you will surely love this herbaceous modern twist on it. The aromatic, earthy oils from curry leaves blend well with the gin’s crisp botanicals. This cocktail is a standout drink as lime brings in bright freshness along with silky, slightly oily notes from the muddled curry leaves. 

Ingredients

• 8-10 fresh curry leaves
• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• Ice

Procedure

• Take a cocktail shaker and muddle fresh curry leaves to release their oil and aroma. 
  
• Add fresh lime, simple syrup, and fresh lime juice to it. 
  
• Now add ice to it and shake well. 
  
• Take a chilled glass and double-strain the mix into the glass. 
  
• Garnish and enjoy! 
  

Jamun Gin Fizz

Jamun Gin Fizz is a uniquely Indian cocktail that is tangy, juicy, flavourful, and fizzy. The drink gets its dark, dramatic hue from the dark purple fresh jamuns with a robust flavor that blends well with the gin. The dense berry flavor is lightened by club soda, and the cocktail gets a fizzy boost, making it playful on the palate. 

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz gin
• 0.5 oz lime juice
• Club soda
• 1 oz jamun syrup
• 0.5 oz sugar syrup
• Ice

Procedure

• Take a cocktail shaker with ice. 
  
• Add gin, lime juice, jamun syrup, and sugar syrup. Shake well.
  
• Now top it up with club soda and stir. 
  
• Garnish and serve!
  

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Gin & Ginger Peach Fizz

Gin & Ginger Peach fizz is the perfect cocktail for people who like a spicy punch to their fruity drink. The fleshy sweetness of ripe peaches blends beautifully with the peppery notes of ginger. When this mix is combined with gin, the result is a layered drink that is sweet and tingly at the same time. 

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz gin
• 0.5 oz  ginger beer
• 1 ½ oz peach juice
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• Ice
• Mint to garnish

Procedure

• Take a cocktail with ice and add gin and peach juice to it. 
  
• Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass with fresh ice.
  
• Top it with ginger beer and simple syrup.
  
• Stir gently and garnish with mint leaves. 
  

Hot Gin Punch

Hot Gin Punch is a cozy and gently spiced cocktail. The drink has a very mellow base thanks to the mix of gin’s signature botanicals with the warming notes of cardamom, black pepper, and fennel seeds. It is the perfect drink for the monsoon that is not only refreshing but also reviving with a smooth and creamy texture. 

Ingredients

• 2 oz gin
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 0.5 oz lime juice
• 3 oz hot water
• 2-3 cardamom pods
• 4-5 peppercorns
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• Ice 

Procedure

• Take a mug, add all the spices, and lightly crush them. 
  
• Now add gin, lime juice, simple syrup, and hot water.
  
• Stir well to dissolve the honey
  
• Garnish and serve hot. 
  

Flora Dora

Want something that will uplift your mood on a gloomy monsoon evening? Flora Dora is the perfect choice. The sweet tart raspberry syrup mixed with gin’s botanicals brings a very unique combination, which is lifted further by ginger ale's gentle but lasting flavor. The drink is crisp, smooth, and has a very balanced profile. 

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz gin
• 0.5 oz raspberry juice
• 0.5 oz lime juice
• Ginger ale
• Ice

Procedure

• Take a glass, add gin, raspberry juice, and lime juice with ice.
  
• Now top it with ginger ale and stir
  
• Garnish and enjoy!
  

Summing Up

From spicy to sweet, fizzy, we have listed all the amazing cocktails with gin that you must try this monsoon to elevate the magic of this season. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your gin bottles, shakers, and enjoy this cozy season.