| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 min |
| Active: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 1 drink |
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup
- Cucumber wheel or lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the gin, lime juice and simple syrup. Stir vigorously with a long cocktail spoon until very cold.
- Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass, or strain over a rocks glass filled with ice, depending on preference. Garnish with the cucumber wheel and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 1 servings |
| Calories | 211 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 16 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 14 mg |
Reviews
Far too much lime. The gin was overpowered.
This was very good, but after drinking 5 of these I ended up pooping my pants and barfing in the sink.
Deliciousness
Adding salt on the rim of the glass will enhance the taste and experience of this delicious drink !
I don’t always have Rose’s but I always have fresh limes in the fridge. I’ve always used Rose’s but I’ll use this recipe going forward – I don’t care what the condescending reviewers had to say about using Rose’s, this is better.
This drink sucks! Not enough syrup!
Whatever Geoffrey Zakarian wants to call this cocktail is fine by me, my husband and I love it – the cucumber garnish is perfect!
Delicious whether or not it is really a “classic”…
Delicious whether or not it is really a “classic”…
This may be a great drink, but it is NOT a “Gimlet” of any sort, let alone a “classic” Gimlet.
As I am sure Mr. Zakarian understands, certain changes in ingredients can transform a dish into something new, but if those ingredients are fundamental to the actual integrity of the original named creation, then one must necessarily call it something ELSE.
A Gimlet – properly made – must contain PREPARED lime juice (a cordial) … and NOT fresh lime. It is all fine and good to take your fresh lime and even make a house-made lime cordial to use. (Takes a bit of time.)
But if you mix fresh lime in your drink, you are creating some variant of several other drinks (including a Gin Rickey) … but you are NOT creating a Gimlet.
Reference Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails from 1922. Or talk to Dale DeGroff.