7 Refreshing Gin & Tonic Recipes for Every Kind of Drinker

By WineBottleMag
March 31, 2025
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As one of the most popular cocktails in the world for well over a century, the gin & tonic is damn near perfect. And yet, creative new twists on the classic continue to keep that combo of botanical-forward gin and crisp tonic water feeling fresh and exciting.

These refreshingly diverse G&T recipes are reason enough to keep a good bottle of gin in your bar cart—or cabinet!—for whenever the mood strikes. We even have a zero-proof riff that hits all the right aromas as the original, and another variation that swaps in smoky single-malt Scotch whisky (just trust us). So, stock up on tonic water, cut up some lime and get mixing.

Gin & Tonic / Photo by Meg Baggott, styling by Dylan Garret

Gin & Tonic

This delightfully simple gin & tonic recipe proves why we’re still infatuated with the cocktail after its 170+ years of existence. Gin’s bright botanicals paired with slightly bitter tonic water will always be a match made in cocktail heaven.

Frozen gin and tonic — Photo by Tom Arena

Frozen Gin & Tonic

It’s hard to make the gin & tonic more refreshing than it already is, but this frozen G&T does the job. All you need is a blender or food processor to pulverize the ice and enjoy the most sophisticated boozy slushy ever.

Drink with pink tones at top with an orange wedge in it — Winter Gin & Tonic / Photo courtesy of Sipsmith

Winter Gin & Tonic

We love a three-ingredient cocktail recipe, and this lovely winter gin & tonic couldn’t be easier to put together. Finished with a drizzle of sloe gin and an orange wedge garnish, we love it no matter the time of year.

Toxic Tonic

Purists, look away: this playful toxic tonic cocktail introduces pineapple juice into the equation. Green food dye makes and a gummy worm garnish make it perfect for spooky season—or anytime you want a drink that’s a bit extra.

Gin and Chinato

The cinchona bark in Barolo Chinato (the fortified, aromatized wine from Piedmont) brings the necessary bitterness along with some Italian flair to this gin & tonic-inspired cocktail. The gin and chinato is delightfully herbaceous, and works best with a citrusy, floral gin.

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P&T

This fun riff on a G&T actually doesn’t contain any “G.” With smoky single-malt Scotch whisky and tonic syrup, the P&T is the delightfully bitter cocktail for people who don’t care for gin—the “P” stands for peat.

NA Any Way Riverine and Tonic — Riverine & Tonic Non-Alcoholic Cocktail / Photo by Sarah Anne Ward / Prop Styling by Paola Andrea / Food Styling by Maggie Ruggiero

Riverine & Tonic

Zero-proof gins can be hit or miss, but this full-bodied, NA alternative to the G&T calls for herbaceous Amass Riverine, which offers the necessary piney-ness. NYC bartender Natasha David developed the recipe for the Riverine & Tonic after finding that many zero-proof gin and tonics lack “oomph.”

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