Complete drink recipe for Gin 🍾 based cocktail 🍸 is mixed with 3 extra ingredients 🍾: Elderflower Liqueur, Lime juice, Lime in Cocktail glass
French Gimlet Ingredients
- 1-1/2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Elderflower Liqueur
- 1/2 oz Lime juice
- garnish Lime
French Gimlet Equipment
- shaker with strainer - get rid of large pieces of ingredients (ex: fruit parts, seeds)
- juicer, squeezer manual or automatic - if you mind using fresh juice
French Gimlet Recipe
- optionally make fresh Lime juice you can squeeze the juice yourself (once squeezed, fresh juice lasts good about 12 hours)
- fill a shaker half full with ice cubes to chill all the ingredients properly
- shake till perfectly chilled
- strain into cocktail glass without ice
- if preferred, serve with a Lime as a garnish
Recommend: serve in Cocktail glass
The conical shape of the cocktail glass brings to mind martini for most people. Cocktail glasses are for drinks with a volume of 3 to 6 ounces that are usually served "up" without ice.The French Gimlet is refreshingly elegant, delightfully floral with lime citrus, and perfect for a cocktail party signature.
The Royal Navy claims one of its own naval surgeons, Sir Thomas D. Gimlette, invented the Gimlet (or Gimlette as it was reportedly known at the start) sometime around the start of the 20th century. Gimlette was apparently looking for a way to ensure sailors would drink the lime juice they needed to stave off scurvy.
History
A French gimlet is a gin gimlet made with elderflower liqueur! The gimlet is a classic cocktail made of 2 parts gin and 1 part lime juice, often balanced with a little simple syrup. A true 1920’s cocktail, it can be made with gin or vodka. Add a bit of elderflower liqueur to make it French, and ditch the simple syrup.
Ocassion
The French gimlet is a fancy and sophisticated gin cocktail. It’s perfect for sipping as a:
Happy hour drink
Fancy dinner party drink
Late night drinks drink
Guys or girls night drink
Cocktail hour drink
Cheers ! Enjoy your drink !
If you are going to order French Gimlet in a bar, don’t forget to mention all the ingredients to the bartender. French Gimlet can be served with different ingredients in different places.
