French Gimlet

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Photographed in an Urban Bar 1910 Alto Coupe 18cl

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with lime wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

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

A fresh and refreshing gin-laced elderflower sour.

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History:

A much-used combination of ingredients, this ratio in January 2024 by yours truly.

Nutrition:

One serving of French Gimlet contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 20.57% alc./vol. (20.57° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
11th June at 16:51
Excellent as many of the simple cocktails. For our taste we would reduce the elderflower to 2,5 cl next time.
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
17th February at 13:10
Lovely in its simplicity and subtlety. We added two gentle dashes of grapefruit bitters for a hint of edginess.
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Ruth Harvey’s Avatar Ruth Harvey
15th February at 17:36
A super simple and simply super cocktail. I did add a few drops of agave syrup but that was to accommodate Mr H's taste buds.
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Andrew Davison’s Avatar Andrew Davison
14th February at 22:44
One of my absolute favorite cocktails. I find it especially tasty with a barrel-rested gin rather than a dry gin!
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