gimlet (pronounced hard 'g') is a cocktail usually made of 2 parts gin, 1 part lemon juice, and a soda. The description of the drink in 1928 was: "gin, lemon spots, and soda". Description in the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel The Long Goodbye states that "real stew is half gin and half a Rose lime juice and nothing else". This is in line with the proportion suggested by the The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), which specifies one half of Plymouth Gin and one and a half Rose's Lime Juice Cordial. However, modern tastes are less sweet, and generally provide at least two parts gin for one part of lime and other non-alcoholic elements (see recipe below).
The derivation of the cocktail name is contested. This may be called a tool for drilling a small hole (referring to the 'piercing' effect on the drinker), or after Surgeon Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette KCB (1857-1943), who first said add lime to daily gin tot from those of the Force Royal Sea to help fight the anger of scurvy on a long journey
Cocktail variants, gimnacle vodka , replacing gin with vodka.
The same lemon cocktails using rum instead of vodka or gin are daiquiri.
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David A. Embury prescribed a gimlet (called Gin Sour) in the Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (3rd Ed., 1958), calling for a 8: 2: 1 gin/lime (or lemon) juice/ratio simple syrup plus garnish. Eric Felten basically repeats this in the "How to Drink" column at The Wall Street Journal 4th Weekend Issue August 2006:
- 60Ã, ml (2Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) gin or vodka
- 15Ã, ml ( 1 / 2 Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) lime juice
- 7 to 15Ã, ml ( 1 / 4 to 1 / 2 US flec oz) simple syrup
- Garnish with lime
William L. Hamilton presented this recipe in the "Shaken and Stirred" column at The New York Times on September 15, 2002: A gimlet presented at Fifty Seven Fifty Seven Bar at Four Seasons Hotel consists of the following, whipped with ice:
- 120Ã, ml (4Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) vodka
- 15Ã, ml ( 1 / 2 US USÃ, flÃ, oz) fresh lemon juice
- 15Ã, ml ( 1 / 2 Ã, US flÃ, oz)
- orange jelly for decoration
The Bartender's Bible by Gary Regan lists the recipe as:
- 60Ã, ml (2Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) Plymouth Gin
- 15Ã, ml ( 1 / 2 Ã, US flÃ, oz)
- Decorate with lemon wedge
Regan also stated "because Rose products have a long and impressive history (which precedes the gimlet), I tend to think that Rose is the ingredient that creates drinks."
The New New York Bartender's Guide by Sally Ann Berk lists the gin ratio for Rose's lime juice as 3: 1.
Recipes about the Sweet's Lime Juice Rose label:
- 30Ã, ml (1Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) Rose's Lime Juice
- 45Ã, ml (1.5Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) vodka, rum, or gin
- Beat with ice and serve
Richmond Gimlet, a variant that added mint, was created in Eugene, Oregon in 2001 by bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler. The Richmond Gimlet Morgenthaler recipes are:
- 60Ã, ml (2Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) Tanqueray No. 10 gin
- 30Ã, ml (1Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) fresh lemon juice
- 30Ã, ml (1Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) simple syrup
- big mint sprig
- Beat with ice, strain into cold glasses
Charles H. Baker mengutip resep dalam "The Gentleman's Companion - Exotic Drinking Book" (1939) tentang:
- 45Â ml (1Â jigger) gin kering
- 5 ml (1 sdt) sirup sederhana
- Â 2,5Â ml ( 1 / 2 Â tsp) Lime Cordial
Take a large glass of champagne, enter 45Ã, ml (1 igger) of either dry or old gin, 5 ml (1Ã, tsp) gomme or sugar syrup, 2.5Ã, ml ( 1 / 2 Ã, tsp) - to taste - lemon or lime syrup.
Fill with plain cold water, add 1 ice cubes and thin slices of large lime. Do not use soda water.
He is also quoted from a book that says:
- "Why is this genius standing unknown and unsung in this fair and supposedly free land, for us, always a mystery like who designed expensive radio cabinets, why all the old cinema stars to self-destruct they themselves play very important roles, and why good fighters want to write fiction Throughout the whole Far East, starting with Bombay-down Malabar Coast to Colombo, to Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Gimlet is also known as our Martini here.
- And from Bombay-down Malabar Coast to Colombo; to Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, gin is a form of healing tonic for malaria! Limes cure scurvy creates a perfect medicinal cocktail.:
- The main thing in the taste is that, unlike most cocktails, it does not "heat up" in hot weather, and is actually a good cooler. It is simple, without a beautiful hiss, and is one of the experiments until the right amount of lime is found, to taste.... The latter is a British invention based on the same essence as Rose's Lime Juice - which comes in a slim decorative bottle we look back at the best soda fountain - but not so stinging. Soda fountain syrup syrup will also do a pinch. We have estimated it with good results by dissolving it with the same amount of water.
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The following gimlet vodka recipes are from Stuart Woods novel:
Pour six ounces [180Ã, ml] vodka from a 750ml bottle; replace with six ounces [Sweet Browned Lime Juice] 180 Â ° (available from almost any grocery), add a little water for ice crystals, shake it twice, and store it in the freezer overnight. Pour into a martini glass and serve straight up. The glass will soon freeze. With this recipe, no cocktail shaker is required and cocktails are not watered by melting ice. You can use the cheapest vodka, and nobody knows.
The Carnaby Gimlet, a variation with natural springs, was created at Carnaby Club, Rimini, Italy. The recipe is:
- 30Ã, ml (1Ã, USÃ, flÃ, oz) gin (recommended with Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire)
- 7Ã, ml ( 1 / 4 US US, flÃ, oz) fresh lime juice
- 15Ã, ml ( 1 / 2 US flÃ, oz) Sweet Lime Syrup
- close with cold water
- Serve with slices of ice and lime in an ancient double shot tumbler
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Etymology
The word "gimlet" used in this sense was first proven in 1928. The most obvious reduction is from a tool for small hole drilling, the word is also used figuratively to describe something sharp or piercing. Thus, the cocktail may be named because of the "break" effect on the drinker.
Another theory is that the drink was named after the British Royal Navy Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette KCB (1857-1943), who allegedly introduced this drink as a means to persuade his co-workers to take lime juice as an anti-scurvy drug. (Limes and other citrus fruits have been used by the Royal Navy for the prevention of scurvy since the mid-18th century.) However, both the obituary notices in BMJ, The Times (October 6, 1943) i> Who Was Who 1941-1950 mentions this association.
See also
- Cocktail list
- Gin
- Vodka
References
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