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Gimlet (Schumann's recipe)

Schumann uses fresh citrus sourness to balance rich lime cordial but opts for lighter lemon juice rather than lime as is classic with a Gimlet
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
12th October at 12:11
A big sour and wonderfully balanced. Do it with Morgenthaler's lime cordial recipe and you will be dancing. We have yet to observe a bottle of Oude Genever find its way South of the equator to within grasping distance of us downunder. So this, rather than our good host's, recipe is the one we happily go with.
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
12th October at 12:24
We wonder if a drop or two of grapefruit bitters might not go astray...next time.
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Thomas Browne’s Avatar Thomas Browne
5th September at 01:05
I enjoyed this Gimlet. Easy to assemble, tasty, and refreshing. I used Tanqueray as a starter, and wasn't disappointed. The combination has a Gin friendly foundation.
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
20th June 2023 at 08:54
Made this with Beefeater gin and my own homemade lime cordial. Really delicious and bracingly tart, but just balanced enough.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
14th March 2025 at 05:10
I was just about to say practically the same thing. Used Tanqueray. Did your cordial have citric acid in it? I like how puckering it is, but my eyes are starting to water.
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Myxo Gastrid’s Avatar Myxo Gastrid
1st October 2022 at 19:24
need to try this with anything but Rose's
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
21st June 2022 at 14:56
I made the cocktail with Monin Lime Cordial and had to add a barspoon Sugar Syrup, although my taste is on the dryer side.
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Felicia’s Avatar Felicia
5th June 2022 at 23:07
Rose’s in the US 2022 is high fructose corn syrup. Blech. If possible, make your own.
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Jim Plante’s Avatar Jim Plante
14th May 2022 at 00:35
This is a great drink and very refreshing. I used Beefeaters London Dry Gin, skimped just slightly on the Roses, I prefer dryer drinks in general, but if you like them sweeter, go for it!
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Jeff Miller’s Avatar Jeff Miller
1st January 2022 at 04:45
Tasty and goes down quickly, but I should have trusted my instinct and reduced the lime cordial. I used Tanqueray Rangpur and was hoping to taste gin, but the citruses overpowered it. As Eva S. said, it's more of a Gin-garita.
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Eva S.’s Avatar Eva S.
4th May 2021 at 02:19
Found a recipe for homemade lime cordial, so had to give this a try. Really delicious. Simple and tasty. Like a Gin Margarita!
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simon kitchen’s Avatar simon kitchen
29th June 2020 at 16:10
Having tried this a couple of times, I have tweaked this recipe a bit and go 1 measure of lime juice and try not to let the ice dilute the cocktail too much. I found the Roses made it a fraction too sweet for me, but I didn't want to lose the lime "hit".
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simon kitchen’s Avatar simon kitchen
7th April 2020 at 16:43
Surprised by this cocktail, very refreshing and clean tasting. Why isn’t it on more cocktail bar menus, too simple perhaps ?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
8th April 2020 at 11:16
Agreed. Perhaps a sigma behind lime cordial. Sadly, Roses in the UK is a lesser product I’ve come across in other countries. Ironic considering where it originated.
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