Classic Gimlet Recipes

GIMLET

Steps:

• Place sugar in a shallow dish; dip rim of chilled glass into sugar so rim is coated.
• Scoop ice into a shaker. Pour gin and lime juice over the ice, and shake well. Pour drink into prepared glass.

GIMLET COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine gin, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lime wheel.

GIMLET COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Put a martini or coupe glass in the fridge to chill.
• Pour 50ml of the lime syrup (see recipe, below) or cordial into a jug or tall glass and add a few ice cubes and the gin. Stir until the outside of the container feels very cold.
• Strain the mixture into your chilled glass and garnish with a slice of lime and an edible flower.
• For the homemade lime syrup, put the lime zest into a saucepan. Squeeze the juice from both limes into a measuring jug - stop when you get to about 60ml, then top it up with water so you have 100ml of liquid in total. Pour this into your pan with the caster sugar. Heat very gently, stirring occasionally just until the sugar has dissolved, but don't let it boil. Strain the mixture into a heatproof jug and leave to cool. Makes 280-300ml. Lasts up to two weeks.

CLASSIC GIN GIMLET

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the gin, lime juice and simple syrup. Stir vigorously with a long cocktail spoon until very cold.
• Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass, or strain over a rocks glass filled with ice, depending on preference. Garnish with the cucumber wheel and serve immediately.

ROSEMARY GIMLET RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it 3/4 with ice.
• Shake until chilled, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.

CLASSIC GIMLET

Steps:

• Shake ingredients over ice and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.