The gimlet is a cocktail made of gin and lime juice. Earliest described as “gin, a spot of lime, and soda” later as “half gin and half Rose’s lime juice” and today is usually two parts gin to one part lime and some other non-alcoholic ingredient, like soda water.

Variations

A variant of the cocktail, the vodka gimlet, replaces gin with vodka. A similar lime juice cocktail using rum instead of vodka or gin is the daiquiri.

When it comes to making gimlets, it really is open to interpretation. You can shake or stir them; they can be served in any stemmed glass; and they don’t even need to be made with gin to be considered a gimlet.

It’s a simple three-ingredient recipe that should be in every cocktail lover’s back pocket.  So grab your favorite bottle of gin, and let’s make a gimlet!

INGREDIENTS

• 5 oz London gin
• 2 oz Rose’s Lime Juice, sweetened
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• Lime slice, for garnish

Steps

• Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or an Old Fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
• Garnish with a lime wheel.
• (You can substitute 1 oz lime cordial, such as Rose’s lime juice, for both the lime juice and simple syrup.).