October 2026 edition

Gin quiz

Q13 / 50Easy15.0s
Which classic cocktail is made with gin and dry vermouth?
ADaiquiri
BMartini
CMojito
DManhattan
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about gin? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from gin and tonic to the Gin Craze.

Gin · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Gin is flavoured mainly with which berries?
ACranberry
BElderberry
CJuniper
DRaspberry

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15.0s

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerTonic, ice and the classic G&T
2EasySloe gin, citrus and other botanicals
3TrickyLondon dry, Plymouth and Old Tom
4HardThe Gin Craze, monks and Salerno
5BrutalLegal definitions and geographical indications
Gin titlesout of 500
Gin of the year50 / 50
Distillery owner350+
Master distiller275+
Head distiller200+
Junior distiller100+
Still hand1+
Dry spell0

44 of 50 right · six short of Gin of the year

You vs Katie BGin · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which Dutch and Belgian spirit was gin's ancestor?
Aquavit
Jenever✓GBKB
Absinthe
Ouzo

Speed scores

Down in one.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Gin is flavoured mainly with which berries? No time to garnish.

The ramp

Tonic first, then the neat stuff.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

Titles

Distil your way up.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Dry spell if you score nothing, Gin of the year if you get every question right.

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Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know which Dutch and Belgian spirit came before gin?

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