Gin Gimlet

Name: Gin Gimlet
Ingredients: 2 oz gin; ½–¾ oz simple syrup; ½–¾ oz freshly squeezed lime juice; lime; optional fresh basil leaves

sour · gin

Pale, cold, and sharp enough to make you sit up. Match the lime and the syrup to each other so the gin stays in charge — let either one drift and you've made limeade with a grudge. Basil in the shaker turns it into something you'll claim you invented.

Ingredients

Where there's a range: the low end is lighter, the high end is fuller.

2 ozgin
½–¾ ozsimple syrup
½–¾ ozfreshly squeezed lime juice

Garnish

lime; optional fresh basil leaves

Method

In a shaker, combine ingredients with ice and shake. Garnish with lime; add fresh basil leaves to the shaker and shake for something special.

Steve’s notes

Substitute coconut vodka for gin for a Tracy Gimlet. Add a dash of pearl dust to the bottom of a martini glass and some black food coloring to the shaker for a Black Magic.