Gimlet co*cktail Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the formula for the gimlet? ›

I usually make mine 2:1 gin to Rose's Lime (the best sweetened lime juice), and garnish with a lime instead of the sugared rim. One of my favorite co*cktails! I only used fresh lime juice. I don't think the sweetened would be very good but I like sour flavors.

There's definitely a formula, My basic ratio for any co*cktail is usually 2 part of alcohol, to one of tart, to one part of sweet. The formula for achieving this balance is 2:1:1. That's basically 2 parts alcohol, 1-part sour, and 1-part sweet.

This Gimlet recipe worked its way into American literary folklore 60 years ago in Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye. One of the most oft-cited lines of this American classic takes place between the protagonist Philip Marlowe and Terry Lennox: “A real Gimlet is half gin and half Rose's Lime Juice and nothing else.

The Gimlet is classically stirred but once you've added fresh citrus juice (unless you've clarified your juice) even if stirred this co*cktail won't be perfectly clear. So do as Harry Craddock directs in his 1930 Savoy co*cktail Book and use some elbow grease to shake and invigorate this upper deck's co*cktail.

The best gin for gimlets comes down to your personal preference, but popular options for gimlet recipes include affable Bombay Sapphire, reliable Hendrick's, and Bluecoat, an American-made gin named for the Bluecoat revolutionaries who pushed back Redcoat British during the War of Independence.

A simple, classic co*cktail—just gin (or vodka), lime, and sugar—the gimlet is one of the gems among classic co*cktails, with a long history stretching from the high seas to Madison Avenue.

Almost all the classic drinks you know and love, from the Daiquiri to the Gimlet or the Margarita come down to the same basic ratio: 2:1:1. That's two parts spirit, one part sweet, and one part sour, commonly known as the Golden Ratio.

The basic formula for creating a co*cktail is 2:1:1, says Burian. Add 2 parts alcohol, 1 part sweet, and 1 part sour to a shaker and shake the ingredients over ice. Strain into a glass with ice, then add your garnish. (If you want something a little lighter, check out these low-alcohol co*cktail recipes.)

The fundamental elements of a co*cktail—the spirit, the balancing agents like sugar or citrus juice, the modifiers, and water—are the same no matter the 'doctoring' you apply. Mixed together in proper proportions, these elements make up a balanced, flavorful drink.

A gin rickey is a bubbly gimlet with a float of carbonated water. However you take it, a gimlet is traditionally served in a chilled coupe, martini glass, or over ice in a rocks glass.

What is the difference between a gimlet and a rickey? ›

In the co*cktail world, one drink is one ingredient away from being another drink. A Rickey is a gimlet with soda water and a sour is a gimlet with sugar added (and a sidecar is actually a sour with triple sec).

While both co*cktails are gin-based, the Gimlet uses lime juice for a citrus addition, while the Tom Collins requires lemon juice. Furthermore, the Tom Collins is sweetened with a touch of simple syrup and topped off with soda water.

Bruised: When a co*cktail or martini has be over shaken and pieces of ice and oxygen bubble forms. This results in a cloudy or murky looking co*cktail.

The classic Gimlet co*cktail is a three-ingredient masterclass in simplicity and balance. Composed only of gin, lime juice, and sugar, it helped pave the way for countless co*cktails to follow, from the Margarita to the Daiquiri and the Sidecar.

If drinks were college coeds, from cardigan-wearing scotch-and-sodas to sorority row cognacs, then the gimlet would be “everyone's girl.” It's classic, straightforward, and always agreeable. Though using gin is the way to go for purists, the Gimlet Girl is totally fine with you using vodka. Or sake, for that matter.

Stone Barrington Freezer Door Gimlet

Pour six ounces from a 750 ml. bottle of vodka (you'll think of something to do with it), and replace with Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice, and a tiny bit of water. Shake, and put in the freezer overnight. The water will create ice shards.