Limey Gimlet

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist (discarded) & lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

The two naval spirits sit harmoniously together in this delicately flavoured Gimlet.

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History:

Created in 2010 by yours truly and named due to the Gimlet's Navy origins and British sailors being nicknamed 'limeys', thanks to mixing their daily rum ration of with lime or lemon juice and sugar to help prevent scurvy. The mixture was known as Grog.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Limey Gimlet contains 114 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 15% alc./vol. (15° proof)
  • 13.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
3rd September 2024 at 02:51
Was a bit concerned that it may be too sweet, but it was only slightly sweet. I all will depend on the sweetness of your lime cordial and limes. Very refreshing.
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Yossi Burg’s Avatar Yossi Burg
16th January 2024 at 10:38
Made to spec and found it to be too sweet with the lime cordial (Bickfords)- remade with same alcohol quantities but went 22.5ml of both lime juice and lime cordial- balanced perfectly and definitely making again.
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Alberto Cea’s Avatar Alberto Cea
6th February 2023 at 01:55
This is well balance so really good indeed
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Anonymous

26th November 2020 at 14:18
A favourite
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