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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
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.
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.
1st October 2022 at 19:24
need to try this with anything but Rose's
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.
5th June 2022 at 23:07
Rose’s in the US 2022 is high fructose corn syrup. Blech. If possible, make your own.
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!
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.
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!
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".
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 ?
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.