Gimlet
Sharper and colder than you remember.
Ingredients
- 60 ml Gin
- 20 ml Limes
- 20 ml Sugar syrup
Method
Shake hard, double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None in the glass — served up, chilled
- Garnish
- Lime wheel
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Takes
- About 3 minutes
- Strength
- Strong
- Style
- Sour
- Tastes
- citrus-forward and sweetened
If you're missing something
- Sugar syrup → Agave syrup — slightly sweeter, so use a little less
- Sugar syrup → Honey — loosen with warm water first; adds its own flavour
Where it comes from
Royal Navy. Lime cordial was issued to prevent scurvy, and mixing it with gin made it drinkable. Rose’s, patented in 1867, was the cordial in question — which is why purists still argue about fresh lime.
About this recipe
Charlie Tyler — Editor, Drinki
Specs cross-checked against standard published recipes and IBA measures.
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