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Highball · Built in glass · Historical · complexity 2/5

Gin Twist

English Gin Twist is gin with lemon juice, sugar, iced soda water, and block ice.

gin · lemon · soda

Served in Soda-water glass. Ice: Pure spring block ice.

Variants (1)

The Gentleman's Table Guide by E. Ricket and C. Thomas (1871, p.50) — English

1 glassgin base
0.5 lemonlemon juice base
1 bottleSoda water — iced soda waterdilution
ice — pure spring block iceother
1 teaspoonsugar — powdered sugar or sugar candysweetener
  1. Combine the lemon juice, sugar, gin, soda water, and ice in a soda-water glass.
  2. Mix well and serve.

Ice: Pure spring block ice

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See also: Gin Sling