Gimlette

Name: Gimlette
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Non-alc gin alternative; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Lime cordial; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2.5 ml Apple cider vinegar; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1; 30 ml Tonic water

(alcohol-free*)

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (4)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Non-alcoholic gin alternative
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
¹⁄₁₂ fl oz	Apple cider vinegar
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
1 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water (chilled)

How to make

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Photographed in an Urban Bar Alto Coupe 18cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

SHAKE first 6 ingredients with ice.
Open shaker and ADD tonic water, then STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gimlette contains 57 calories

*Alcohol-free: This recipe contains a maximum of 0.5% alc/vol.

Alcohol content:

0 standard drinks
0% alc./vol. (0° proof)
0 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Non-alcoholic gin alternative — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created by yours truly in March 2025 and named after Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Desmond Gimlette (1857-1943), a naval doctor who is cited by many as the originator of the Gimlet cocktail. He is said to have mixed gin with lime, the citrus fruit used by the British Navy to help prevent seamen from being inflicted by scurvy, a condition induced by vitamin C deficiency.

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Review

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