Gin and It

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Gin
  • 45 ml Sweet vermouth e.g. Carpano Antica, Cocchi di Torino
  • Garnish Cherry

Preparation

  1. Stir both ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass. Don't know how? Pour the drink through a strainer (or the built-in strainer on your shaker) to catch the ice and any solids.
  3. Garnish with cherry.

Origin Story

The Gin and It cocktail emerged in the late 1800s, during the gin craze in the United States, as a simple yet elegant mix of gin and sweet vermouth. Its name is a playful nod to the phrase 'gin and it,' which was commonly used to describe the drink in social settings.

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