The Buck / Gin Buck

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 oz Thomas Henry Ginger Ale
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon wedge

How to make:

POUR first two ingredients into ice-filled glass and TOP with ginger ale. Stir and serve with straws.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

The Buck can be improved by adding a dash of liqueur appropriate to the spirit base. E.g. add a dash of Grand Marnier to a Brandy Buck.

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Variant:

The recipe above is for a Gin Buck, but this drink can also be based on brandy, calvados, rum, whiskey, vodka etc.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Buck / Gin Buck contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 11.8% alc./vol. (11.8° proof)
  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Dávid Ugróczi’s Avatar Dávid Ugróczi
27th April 2024 at 14:12
A nice strawberry liqueur is a great addition to this drink.
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Mark Mearing-Smith’s Avatar Mark Mearing-Smith
26th May 2020 at 19:56
What you suggest as an appropriate liqueur to match with gin? A sweet vermouth?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th May 2020 at 09:05
Any of the many orange liqueurs work well but I particularly like orange curacao. Elderflower is another safe bet.
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