A small coupe glass filled with a lime cocktail with a wheel of lime and sprig of mint

Gimlet cocktail

Name: Gimlet cocktail
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 2 limes zested and juiced; 75g caster sugar; 50ml gin; 25ml lime syrup; 25ml lime juice; lime wheel and mint sprig to garnish (optional)

Hannah Guinness

Published: January 26, 2022 at 11:41 AM

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Serves 1

Easy

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Add a zingy burst of flavour to this easy cocktail with fresh lime juice, homemade lime syrup and mint – it's a refreshing tipple

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Ingredients

LIME SYRUP

2 limes

zested and juiced
75g caster sugar

GIMLET

50ml gin
25ml lime syrup
25ml lime juice
lime wheel and mint sprig

to garnish (optional)

Method

step 1

To make the syrup, put the lime zest and juice and the sugar into a small pan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Bubble for 1-2 minutes, or until the mixture becomes a little syrupy. Cool and store in a sterilised jar. This will make more than you need but will keep, chilled, for a week.
step 2

To make the gimlet, put all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well until the outside of the shaker feels very cold. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a lime wheel and sprig of mint, if you like.

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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