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Gimlet (cocktail)

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Gin and lime juice

Gimlet
A vodka gimlet with mint
Type	Cocktail
Ingredients	Two to four partsgin One part sweetenedlime juice
Base spirit	Gin
Standard drinkware	Cocktail glass
Standard garnish	Lime
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Preparation	Mix and serve. Garnish with a slice of lime

Thegimlet (/ˈɡɪmlət/) is acocktail made ofgin andlime cordial. A 1928 description of the drink was: gin, and a spot of lime.^[1] A description in the 1953Raymond Chandler novelThe Long Goodbye stated that "a real gimlet is half gin and halfRose's lime juice and nothing else."^[2] This is in line with the proportions suggested byThe Savoy Cocktail Book (1930), which specifies one half gin and one half lime juice.^[3] Some modern tastes are less sweet, and generally provide for up to four parts gin to one part lime cordial.^[4]

Etymology

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The word "gimlet" used in this sense is first attested in 1928. The most obvious derivation is from thetool 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.^[5]

Another theory is that the drink was named after theRoyal Navy surgeonRear-Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette (27 November 1857^[6] – 4 October 1943^[7]), who allegedly introduced this drink as a means of inducing hismessmates to take lime juice as an anti-scurvy medication.^[8] However, this association is not mentioned in his obituary notice in the BMJ,^[9]The Times (6 October 1943), or his entry inWho Was Who 1941–1950.

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

Variations

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A variant of the cocktail, thevodka gimlet, replaces gin withvodka. TheSchumann's Gimlet adds lemon juice and lime juice to the gin.^[10] TheBennett addsbitters.^[11] ThePimmlet substitutes 2 partsPimm's No. 1 Cup to 1 partLondon Dry Gin.^{[citation needed]}