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Gimlet (cocktail)

Gin and lime juice

Field	Value
name	Gimlet
image	Gimlet cocktail.jpg
caption	A vodka gimlet with mint
type	Cocktail
base	Gin
ingredients
served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
garnish	Lime
prep	Mix and serve. Garnish with a slice of lime
drinkware	Cocktail glass

The gimlet () is a cocktail made of gin and lime cordial. A 1928 description of the drink was: gin, and a spot of lime. A description in the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel The Long Goodbye stated that "a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else." This is in line with the proportions suggested by The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), which specifies one half gin and one half lime juice. Some modern tastes are less sweet, and generally provide for up to four parts gin to one part lime cordial.

Etymology

The word "gimlet" used in this sense is first attested in 1928. The most obvious derivation is from the tool for drilling small holes, a word also used figuratively to describe something as sharp or piercing. Thus, the cocktail may have been named for its "penetrating" effects on the drinker.

Another theory is that the drink was named after the Royal Navy surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette (27 November 1857 – 4 October 1943), who allegedly introduced this drink as a means of inducing his messmates to take lime juice as an anti-scurvy medication. However, this association is not mentioned in his obituary notice in the BMJ,{{Cite journal

Notably, the screwdriver, another cocktail made from a clear spirit and a citrus juice, is also named after a common handtool.

Variations

A variant of the cocktail, the vodka gimlet, replaces gin with vodka. The Schumann's Gimlet adds lemon juice and lime juice to the gin. The Bennett adds bitters. The Pimmlet substitutes 2 parts Pimm's No. 1 Cup to 1 part London Dry Gin.

A popular variation, the French gimlet, includes elderflower liqueur.

References

D. B. Wesson, ''I'll Never Be Cured III''
(August 1992). "The Long Goodbye". Vintage Books.
(1930). "The Savoy Cocktail Book".
PAT MUIR. (April 28, 2022). "On the Bar: A gimlet isn't as good as a martini, but made correctly it's still a fine drink". Yakima Herald-Republic.
"gimlet". Online Etymology Dictionary.
[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7584769 National Archives]
[https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/2/4320/528.2.full.pdf British Medical Journal, 23 Oct 1943, p. 530]
[http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/rn-life/navy-slang/covey-crump-a-to-aye/galley-gunwale ''Covey Crump''], a 1955 dictionary of Royal Navy slang by Commander [[A.T.L. Covey-Crump]], RN, a former Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Information. {{webarchive. link. (December 1, 2009)
"Gimlet (Schumann's Recipe)".
"Bennett Cocktail".
Overheiser, Sonja. (2020-02-27). "French Gimlet".

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