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May 16, 2022
Like other cocktails in the historical canon, the Gimlet traces its somewhat murky roots to tales of sailors, scurvy, and creative ways to consume vitamin C. The drink’s simple mix consists of gin, lime juice, and sugar, but some early published recipes called for equal parts gin and Rose’s Lime Juice Cordial. While today’s bartenders tend to opt for fresh lime juice—and modern tastes dictated dialing down the sweetness and bumping up the booze—the experimentation doesn’t end there. From simple tweaks to experimental flavors, here are three versions to shake up.
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