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The Buck / Gin Buck

Name: The Buck / Gin Buck
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Lemon juice; 90 ml Ginger ale

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3 fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Ale

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon wedge.
POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with lemon wedge.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Buck / Gin Buck contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
13.62% alc./vol. (27.24° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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.

Variations/similar cocktails

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

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Comments & Discussion

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Murray Henson 34w

This seems to first show up as a Gin Buck in "101 Drinks and How to Make Them" published in 1910.

Dávid Ugróczi 2y

A nice strawberry liqueur is a great addition to this drink.

István GT 1y

That elevated it so well, great idea

Mark Mearing-Smith 6y

What you suggest as an appropriate liqueur to match with gin? A sweet vermouth?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 6y

Any of the many orange liqueurs work well but I particularly like orange curacao. Elderflower is another safe bet.

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