Our Favourite Gin Cocktails

When it comes to cocktails, gin is very much the spirit of choice at the moment. There’s a huge range of drinks and recipes out there, but here are three classics to get you started:

Negroni

My favourite gin cocktail and a pre-dinner drink most days in my house. It’s bitter, heavy and complex: just the thing to get my appetite going:

• 1 part gin
• 1 part sweet vermouth
• 1 part Campari (I usually drop this to half a measure as I have a sweet tooth)

Mix the ingredients and stir with ice. Strain into a chilled glass over fresh...