Gimlet
Gin and lime shaken cold with a little sugar: a sharp, zesty, pale-green sip the Royal Navy made famous.
Contains alcohol. For adults of legal drinking age; please drink responsibly.
Ingredients
- 50 ml Gin
- 20 ml fresh lime juice, plus a wheel to garnish
- 20 ml Simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water)
- Ice
Method
- Chill a coupe or small rocks glass.
- Pour the gin, lime juice and syrup into a shaker and fill it with ice.
- Shake hard for about 15 seconds, until the shaker is frosty.
- Strain into the glass (straight up, or over a big ice cube) and float a thin lime wheel on top.
Tips
- The old-school version uses 25 ml lime cordial instead of fresh lime and syrup; it is sweeter but very authentic.
- Shaken drinks taste soft but are still strong: one gimlet holds almost two standard measures of gin.
Sources
Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:
Open Gimlet in Nouns Cooking