Cocktails · Classic

Gimlet

Two ingredients, nowhere to hide.

Gin and lime cordial, cold. There is nothing in it but the gin, so a Gimlet tells you more about a bottle in one sip than a tasting note will in a paragraph.

You need

Serves one

  • 60ml gin
  • 20ml lime cordial
  • Optional: 5ml fresh lime juice, if your cordial is sweet

Method

  1. Stir with ice until very cold, or shake if you want it cloudy and brisk.
  2. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Our suggestion: make this with a Navy Strength bottling and cut the gin to 50ml. The extra alcohol carries the botanicals further, which is the whole point of the style.