Best Gin drinks I've ever had | How to Drink

I love Gin! Some of the best cocktails ever made are Gin based so this week I wanted to talk about three of the best!

Ramos Gin Fizz:
In shaker
Add .5 oz. -or0 15 ml. Simple Syrup
Add .5 oz. -or- 15 ml. Lemon Juice
.5 oz. -or- 15 ml. Lime Juice
3 dashes orange blossom water
1 oz. -or- 30 ml. Heavy Cream
1 Egg White
2 oz. -or- 60 ml. Ford's Gin
Dry Shake
Add ice and shake again
Strain into glass
top with 2 oz. -or- 60 ml. carbonated water

Gimlet
In Mixing Glass
1.5 oz -or- 45 ml. Lime Cordial**
2 oz -or- 60 ml. Plymouth Gin
Crack ice into mixing glass and stir
Strain into glass

Morganthaler Lime cordial**
250 G Sugar
Zest of 2 Limes
1.5 oz lime juice
25 G Citric Acid
235 ML Hot Water
Blend until sugar dissolves
Strain into bottle

Earl Grey MarTEAni
Rim glass with lemon and sugar
In shaker
Add 1 oz. -or- 30 ml. Simple Syrup
.75 oz. -or- 22ml. Lemon Juice
1.5 oz. or 45 ml. Infused Gin
1 Egg White
Crack ice and shake
Strain into glass
Garnish with lemon peel

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[howtodrink]

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[abydosianchulac]

Fun story: restaurant I worked at had a Ramos gin fizz that was cherry flavored and shaken just enough to give an inch tall pink column above the glass. They called it a Fleshlight.

[xenosauridae]

If I ever open a bar I'm buying a paint shaker for that fizz

[HeyItsMrE]

Orange blossom water can be had in most Indian grocery stores, by the way. Same with rose water.

[jeremiahclayton]

I've been doing gimlets for a while now. I decided to grab the citric acid and make the cordial instead of just using simple and lime juice. Holy cow. The extra prep time is DEFINITELY worth it.

[TheTroutkitty]

I once went to a bar that took it as their mission to figure out how to make a gin ramos for me. They were tipped very well.

[artemis]

For that impressive foam column, do what's sometimes called a "reverse dry shake." Shake all the ingredients EXCEPT the egg (and soda, obviously) with ice. Strain out the ice and add the egg (optionally you can toss in the spring from your Hawthorne strainer), and shake in the chilled tin with the cold ingredients.

Pour it into your glass, and as you add the soda water you'll want to stir and agitate the drink with your bar spoon or preferably the straw you'll be serving it with.

Once you've gotten it down, that foam will stand so tall you'll be getting federal air space violations every time you make one.

Edit: Also, no need to shake more than a minute. By keeping the ice from contacting the egg, the texture will be MUCH improved. And if you toss in the spring to aerate it further... hoo boy...

[BrandonCerelius]

Lazy home'bartender' hack: Before adding the seltzer to the Ramos, throw it in the freezer while you clean up your gear. By the time you've cleaned up your station/kitchen it'll be nice and firm and make the towering foam look easy.

[janinepaulson]

As for the ramos, I am currently employed at a gin bar but i'm no bartender. Although I know my bartenders shake a ramos for about a minute, then strain it into a collins glass, they have it sit for about 10 mins in the cooler then add seltzer. I never seen them not get the column of froth and its always perfectly balanced

[lc]

Anyone else gonna talk about that lemon squeeze? Just straight on the table.

[nickkurzy]

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[misterhijinks]

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Not even five minutes later:
"F R O O T L O O P S"

[wrath]

One of the greatest things about gin is that 50% of drinkers hate it, more for us gin lovers!!!

[dudeism]

This is such a funny coincidence, I got done mowing the lawn and decide to fix myself a Earl Grey MarTEAni and check the internet to find one of my favorite youtubers making a video about gin, freaky.

[Lumbermech]

If you like the Gimlet (and I love the gimlet) try an Army Navy:

2 part Gin
1 part lemon juice
1 part Orgeat
Dash of Angostura bitters

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

[billviolette]

I've been mixing tea in spirits for the whole pandemic and found some wonderful combos. A strong sweet golden monkey is great in whiskey, a rose congou black tea is real nice in a gin and a more vanilla-heavy earl grey is fantastic in rum

[applecrow]

I made a Gin Gimlet and used Key Limes and some thickened heavy cream, tastes like a Key Lime Pie in a glass.

[HarmoniChris]

For anyone else who wants to know, after much research I believe the Italian cookies that use orange blossom water Greg mentions at 6:49 are most likely "chifferi di Finale"; a crescent-shaped cookie topped with sliced almonds created in Finale Ligure in the 19th century. Failing this, I also found a dessert featuring orange blossom water called "bugie"; sweet fritters usually eaten around Carnival time across Italy and apparently enjoyed year-round in the city of Vallebona (where all of Italy's orange blossom water is produced.)

[sggjose]

The Ramos doesn't have to take that much time shaking. Using the block of ice without the shards or loose ice works best. Also, drop the Hawthorn strainer coil in the shaker. Once poured, let it sit for a minute or so before adding the soda. Some say dry-shaking helps, but I've had success with both methods. Finally, make sure everything is cold. It may bubble up when hitting the foam, so a funnel can help.

[clayfare]

I shamelessly use a hand blender for egg white cocktails and it works well. Highly recommend you try it if you don't like shaking but you do like foam.