Gin Limeade Cocktail Recipe

This easy to make gin limeade cocktail is perfect for spring or summer time. This cocktail is super refreshing and is perfect for sipping on a hot day.

What is a Gin Limeade?

A gin limeade is a super easy to make two ingredient highball It tastes sort of like a gin Rickey. It has a sweet botanical flavor mixed with a tart citrus flavor.

Gin is a complex botanical flavored liquor. It is made from juniper berries and other spices and botanicals.

Limeade is a combination of lime juice and sweetener such as sugar. It has a tart line flavor with a little smooth sweetness.

When to Make This Drink:

This drink is perfect for serving when you’re looking for something light and refreshing. Some occasions you might try are:

• Brunch
• barbecues
• pool days
• spring and summer sipping

Variations:

If you’re wondering how you might spice this one up a little, here are a few things to try:

• Use a flavored limeade. Limeade actually comes in a variety of different flavors such as cherry limeade and strawberry limeade. If you want to have a stronger fruit flavor, pick one of these flavor variations.
• Make it sparkling. If you like a little light bubbly fizz in your drink, add a splash of club soda to this cocktail.
• Use a limeade concentrate. My main concentrate is essentially a frozen limeade that needs to be reconstituted by adding water. Instead of adding water, use the gin to reconstitute it.

Other Limeade based cocktails include: cherry vodka limeade, whiskey limeade and tequila and limeade.

How to make this drink:

You should be able to have this one mixed up in under 2 minutes. All you have to do is toss your two ingredients together and give them a stir.

Equipment:

• highball glass
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer
• bar spoon

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Gin
• 4 oz Limeade
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

As you get started, make sure you have everything needed for this cocktail including gin, limeade, ice, jigger, highball glass, cocktail shaker and Hawthorne strainer or bar spoon.

Step two

You want to next grab your glass and some ice. Use the ice to top the glass off.

Note: the directions below will be for building this drink in the glass. But, you can build it in the shaker if you desire.

To build it directly in the shaker, also add ice to the shaker. Then, measure all ingredients into the shaker. Shake well for around 15 seconds and strain your drink into your glass.

Step three

Take the gin and the jigger. Use the jigger to measure 2 oz of gin and toss it into the glass.

Step four

Take the limeade and the jigger. Use the jigger to measure 4 oz of limeade and toss into the glass.

Note: alternatively, instead of measuring, you can use the limeade to top the glass off. Simply pour the limeade directly into the glass. Typically, this will result in a little more limeade than if you measure.

Step Five

Before you get drinking, make sure everything is mixed well. You can do this with the bar spoon or with a shaker.

With a bar spoon: Stick the bar spoon into the glass. Then, stir everything well.

With a Shaker: toss all the drink ingredients from the glass to the shaker. Then, toss them from the shaker to the glass.

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