Is it gin o’clock yet?

If you like to toast the weekend with a fancy tipple, there’s nowhere like Cork city to indulge.

Almost every bar has a decent gin selection these days, whether you’re a Bombay or Beara drinker, a Hendrix fan or a Kinsale Gin supporter.

Here are eight gin cocktails to put on your list this weekend:

1. PIGALLE, Barrack Street

‘I Didn’t text You, It Was The Gin’: Tanqueray, fresh lemongrass and lemon, homemade hibiscus tea syrup.

2. EDISON, Washington Street

‘The Salt and Pepper Martini’: Bombay Sapphire Gin, fresh lemon and grapefruit juice, gomme and bitters.

3. DEEP SOUTH, Grand Parade

‘The Best of Buds’: Gin, lime juice, sugar syrup, aloe vera and rose water – get two for €11 with their afternoon specials.

4. ELECTRIC, South Mall

Pick your gin cocktail from the menu and your Fever-Tree tonic is free after 10pm, seven nights a week.

5. CASK, Mac Curtain Street

‘Tick Friday’: Irish pear infused Blackwater #5, muscato secco, rosehip cordial and rosehip oil.

6. THE BRIDGE, Bridge Street

‘The Bramble’: Beefeater Gin, your choice of fruit purée, sugar and lemon on crushed ice.

7. UPSTAIRS, Pembroke Street

‘A twist on a Tom Collins’: Gin, sweet & sour with a cherry background and a rose finish.

8. THE SILLY GOOSE, Washington Street

‘The Jelly Tom Collins’: Kinsale Gin and garnish with lemon and gin-soaked Haribo jellies.