Right then campers. Time for this week’s #MasterofCocktails. This week it’s a Gimlet recipe, one of those that’s super-simple if you do a bit of prep. We’re going to be venturing into slightly more prep-heavy territory soon, so this one’s a decent bit of practice. As ever, we’ll be publishing all the directions in advance (in the case of prep) here and on the Master of Malt twitter, along with the cocktail recipes so you can either make it along with us, or come back to the drink at a later date.
As such, we’ll be making our Gimlet using homemade Lime Cordial. You could make this drink with shop-bought, but honestly? It’s just not worth wasting good gin on. The lime cordial only takes minutes to make, and lasts for weeks in the fridge.
To make your own Lime Cordial, here’s what you’ll need to do…
After the (easy) prep work, this is how your Lime Cordial should be looking:
I’ve also knocked up some candied lime-wheel garnishes for this. They’re a piece of piss too. Just thinly slice some limes, dredge them in icing sugar, and pop them in the oven for 3 hours at 75c.
This is what you’ll have a few hours later:
So then. Gimlet.
You’ll be needing these…
List of Ingredients
Start with a 60ml measure of Bathtub Gin.
And stir that with a 30ml measure of our homemade lime cordial.
Strain into a Martini Glass…
Carefully cut a nick out of one of your lime wheels (they’ll be very brittle, so caution):
Slip it onto the rim of your glass, and serve. The Gimlet. Sharp, refreshing, delicious.
Enjoy!
That’s a dangerously good drink.
Tune in to #MasterofCocktails next week, where we’ll be using these :
Next week, you’ll be needing these…
Rumbullion! XO 15 Year Old, Martini Gran Lusso, Sacred Spiced English Vermouth, Bitter Bastards Black Truffle Bitters – Tuber Melanosporum Vittadini and an Orange
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