Gimlet
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Revision as of 18:44, 29 January 2008
The Gimlet is a Cocktail consisting of Gin, and Sweetened Lime Juice.
Common Recipes
Recipe#1: Cocktaldb.com
- Shake with ice and strain
- 1/3 Lime Juice Cordial
- 2/3 gin
- Shake
- It is the practice to-day to add soda water if required
- Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)
"Vintage Cocktails" by Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel (1999)
- 1 1/2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz Lime juice
- Lime wedge garnish
While most prefer this cocktail on the rocks, a few prefer it straight up.
common theories for the name
- Named after a corkscrew like implement sent with and used to open lime juice containers around the British Empire post 1867.
- Named after Sir Thomas D.Gimlette who joined the Navy in 1879 and retired as surgeon general in 1913. Gimlette promoted the mixing of lime juice with gin to ward off scurvy in his crew.
