Gimlet

While the original Gimlet was made with Rose’s Lime Cordial, you can update this gin cocktail with fresh lime juice and a touch of simple syrup. It’s crisp, refreshing, and only 3 ingredients.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredient notes

• Gin: A distilled spirit flavored with juniper berries and, occasionally, other botanical herbs or spices. 
• Simple syrup: To make it yourself, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Remove from heat and cool before adding 1 tablespoon (or more to taste) to your cocktail shaker with the other ingredients. Store leftover simple syrup covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.

Step-by-step instructions

1. To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add gin, lime juice, and simple syrup.

2. Shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
• Glassware: A Gimlet is perfect in a cocktail glass such as a coupe or martini glass.
• Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 20 ounces (2 ½ cups) gin, 4 ounces (¼ cup) fresh lime juice, and 4 ounces (¼ cup) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lime wheels on hand so guests can help themselves.
• On the rocks: For a gimlet on the rocks, use a rocks glass or a stemless wine tumbler.
• Vodka gimlet: Substitute vodka for the gin.
• Daiquiri: Substitute white rum for the gin. Or, try the Hemingway Daiquiri which has grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur.
• Southside: Add some fresh leaves to the cocktail shaker with the gin, lime juice, and simple syrup. Garnish with a fresh mint leaf.
• Gimlet with Rose’s Lime Juice: To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add 2 ½ ounces gin and 1 ounce Rose’s sweetened lime juice. Shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

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Gimlet

While the original Gimlet was made with Rose's Lime Cordial, you can update this gin cocktail with fresh lime juice and a touch of simple syrup. It's crisp, refreshing, and only 3 ingredients.

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Cook Time 3 mins

Total Time 3 mins

Servings 1 cocktail

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Calories 205

Ingredients 

• ▢ 2 1/2 ounces gin (3 tablespoons, see note 1)
• ▢ 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice (1 tablespoon)
• ▢ 1/2 ounce simple syrup (1 tablespoon, see note 2)
• ▢ Ice as needed
• ▢ 1 lime wheel for garnish, optional

Instructions 

• Chill glassware if desired: Coat the outside of a glass with water and freeze until serving time. Or, freeze dry glassware for 2 to 3 hours before serving.
• Combine gin, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds.
• Strain cocktail into glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

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Notes

1. Gin: A distilled spirit flavored with juniper berries and, occasionally, other botanical herbs or spices. 
2. Simple syrup: Use store-bought or combine equal parts granulated sugar and water (i.e., 1 cup sugar plus 1 cup water) in a small saucepan. Cook gently over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove the syrup from the heat and let cool completely.
3. Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
4. Glassware: A Gimlet is perfect in a cocktail glass such as a coupe or martini glass.
5. Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 20 ounces (2 ½ cups) gin, 4 ounces (¼ cup) fresh lime juice, and 4 ounces (¼ cup) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lime wheels on hand so guests can help themselves.
6. On the rocks: For a gimlet on the rocks, use a rocks glass or a stemless wine tumbler.
7. Vodka gimlet: Substitute vodka for the gin.
8. Daiquiri: Substitute white rum for the gin. Or, try the Hemingway Daiquiri which has grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur.
9. Southside: Add some fresh leaves to the cocktail shaker with the gin, lime juice, and simple syrup. Garnish with a fresh mint leaf.
10. Gimlet with Rose’s Lime Juice: To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add 2 ½ ounces gin and 1 ounce Rose’s sweetened lime juice. Shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg

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