Gimlet
The gimlet is a cocktail made of gin and lime cordial. A 1928 description of the drink was: gin, and a spot of lime. A description in the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel The Long Goodbye stated that "a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else."
Ingredients
- Cocktail Onion (1 ea)
- Lime Juice (1 oz)
- Simple Syrup (1 tsp)
- Well Vodka or Gin (2 oz)
Steps
- Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a cocktail onion.
Notes
Ask if the person wants sugar on the rim, always. Can be served in a chilled martini glass or an ond fashioned glass on the rocks.