Quick and Easy Gimlet Recipe

Cocktail drinks are very popular drinks made from distilled beverage along with other ingredients.  A cocktail drink may contain one or more types of flavors depending on the creativity of the bartenders.  One of the classic cocktail drinks that you would like to know more is the Gin Gimlet.

Gimlet is a special type of cocktail drink made of vodka or gin and lime juice. The taste of this classic drink has something to do with mode of preparation and the usage of  the key ingredients.

Looking Back on the Historic Context of the Drink

There are people who are confused about the description of this classic cocktail drink. Is it a fresh lime juice, a soda, or a Rose’s lime juice? 

Before, it was considered as a soda, a gin, and a lime juice. However, in 1953, a famous writer mentioned in his novel that a genuine gimlet is purely made of half gin and half lime juice.

Easy to Prepare Gimlet Recipe

Gimlet is an easy to prepare cocktail drink at home with its easy to find ingredients such as lime and gin. Gin Gimlet is classic drink originally made with Rose’s lime juice and gin.  This classic drink is known for its main ingredient which is the Rose’s lime juice.  The Gimlet recipe is designed using fresh ingredients which you can easily combine using a shaker. Below is the step by step process on how you can easily prepare your own Gimlet drink this coming holiday season.

Main Ingredients:

·         2 oz gin

·         1  oz Rose’s lime juice

·         1 oz of simple syrup

·         lime wheel for garnishing flavor

·         ice cubes

Needed Materials:

·         Cocktail glass

·         Shaker

·         strainer

Method of Preparation

1.       Get a cocktail glass and add the gin or vodka.

2.       Squeeze the lime into the glass.

3.       Add half teaspoon of simple syrup.

4.       Fill the cocktail shaker with ice cubes.

5.       Cove and shake well for about 10-15 seconds.

6.       Pour into a cocktail glass.

7.       Garnish using a lime wheel.

8.       Serve and enjoy the drink.

Citrus juice is known for its health benefit to prevent diseases brought by Vitamin C deficiency. A twist of lime juice will make your gin or vodka more flavorful. Use of fresh lime is an added burst to a more tasteful gimlet with a matching quantity of simple syrup.

Gin Gimlet Calories Per Ingredient

Health conscious drinkers are after with their calorie intake. Here is the list of calories in gimlet based from the use of key ingredients.

·         2 oz Gin: 146 calories

·         I oz Simple syrup: 35 calories

·         1 oz Lime juice: 4 calories

Currently, Gimlet recipe has regained its popularity and people are adding more twist in the preparation of this drink. It is one of the best refresher drinks during summer. Indeed, lime and gin are great combination to come up with a classic sweet cocktail drink that you can resist to drink.  It just makes every people feel so classy and sophisticated.