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Creole Gimlet

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (24)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 1⁄2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 fl oz Falernum liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
1 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Creole Gimlet contains 216 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 26.3% alc./vol. (52.61° proof)
  • 25.8 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2009 by Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro, Berlin, Germany.

Review

Falernum adds a touch of Caribbean spice to this Gimlet.

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Comments & Discussion

Florian Ruf Premium Member
Excellent cocktail but in my opinion more kind of Dirty Martini than Gimlet. To give the cocktail more the Gimlet direction it is possible to add one ore two bar spoons of lime juice without changing the other ingredients.
score: 2
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$3.76 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 10 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.