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Here are some great recipes for gin cocktails, from classic finds plucked from dusty old bar books to new and improved riffs.

Pour the gin and vermouth into a mixing glass, fill it with ice and stir down to your desired dilution. Strain the martini into the chilled coupette using a hawthorne cocktail strainer.

Put the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup into a chilled cocktail shaker (or a large jam jar) with plenty of ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a long glass, then top up with soda water.

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