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Gimlet
2 min.Gin
Ingredients
- 6 cl
- Lime Cordial (alt. Lime Juice)2 cl
- Garnish
- CoupeGlass type
Step-by-step
- Fill a shaker with ice.1
- Pour in gin and lime cordial.2
- Shake well and strain into a chilled coupe glass.3
- Garnish with a lime wheel.4
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Specs
- Origin
- Popularized among British naval officers as a way to consume lime juice to prevent scurvy.History
- Philip Marlowe is instructed on the ‘proper’ way to make a Gimlet in The Long Goodbye (1973). Betty Draper orders a Gimlet in the Mad Men episode ‘The Marriage of Figaro’.Trivia
- Seafood, Salty snacksPairings
- Vodka Gimlet Substitutes gin with vodka.
- Bennett A Gin Gimlet with the addition of Angostura bitters.
Alts.- Classic Cocktails HandbookSource