Strawberry Gimlet Recipes

CLASSIC GIN GIMLET

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the gin, lime juice and simple syrup. Stir vigorously with a long cocktail spoon until very cold.
• Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass, or strain over a rocks glass filled with ice, depending on preference. Garnish with the cucumber wheel and serve immediately.

GIMLET

Steps:

• Place sugar in a shallow dish; dip rim of chilled glass into sugar so rim is coated.
• Scoop ice into a shaker. Pour gin and lime juice over the ice, and shake well. Pour drink into prepared glass.

GIMLET COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine gin, lime juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lime wheel.

STRAWBERRY GIMLET

Steps:

• Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice and shake well until chilled.
• Strain into a chilled martini glass.
• Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
• Strawberry juice. Remove leaves from approximately 5 or 6 large strawberries. Use an electric juicer or mash the berries until you have about 1 oz. of fresh juice.

STRAWBERRY AND LEMON VODKA GIMLET

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the strawberries, sugar, and water to a simmer on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer 15-20 minutes until the syrup is thick and strawberries are very soft.
• In a large, fine mesh sieve set over a bowl, strain the syrup, but do not press on the solids. Chill syrup until at least room temperature. Use for cocktails or refrigerate for up to five days.
• Shake vodka, syrup, lemon juice, and a handful of ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into small coupe glasses (or cocktail glasses of your choice).

STRAWBERRY GIMLET

Steps:

• Make the strawberry syrup: Heat the strawberries, sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, but don't let the syrup fully boil. Use a fork to mash the strawberries to release the juice. Let the syrup simmer for 10 minutes to allow the flavor to fully infuse. Remove the saucepan from the stove and strain out the strawberry chunks. Let the syrup cool for a few minutes before using in the cocktails.
• Make the strawberry gimlet: Add the strawberry simple syrup, gin and lime juice to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well for 5 to 7 seconds until the outside is frosted. Strain and serve into a cocktail glass filled with fresh ice (optional). Enjoy responsibly!

RASPBERRY GIMLET

Steps:

• Fill shaker with ice. Add Smirnoff Raspberry Flavored Vodka, lime juice, and lemon-lime soda. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime slice.;

GIMLET COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Put a martini or coupe glass in the fridge to chill.
• Pour 50ml of the lime syrup (see recipe, below) or cordial into a jug or tall glass and add a few ice cubes and the gin. Stir until the outside of the container feels very cold.
• Strain the mixture into your chilled glass and garnish with a slice of lime and an edible flower.
• For the homemade lime syrup, put the lime zest into a saucepan. Squeeze the juice from both limes into a measuring jug - stop when you get to about 60ml, then top it up with water so you have 100ml of liquid in total. Pour this into your pan with the caster sugar. Heat very gently, stirring occasionally just until the sugar has dissolved, but don't let it boil. Strain the mixture into a heatproof jug and leave to cool. Makes 280-300ml. Lasts up to two weeks.