It was Her Majesty’s seafaring sots who first mixed gin and bottled lime juice – mother’s ruin and Lauchlan Rose’s antiscorbutic – in the late 19th century. By the middle of the 20th, the gimlet was the established tipple of the officer class, according to Charles H. Baker: “Throughout the whole swing of the Far East, starting with Bombay – down the Malabar Coast to Colombo; to Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, the gimlet is just as well known as our martini here.”
- 75ml Western Star Gin
- 15ml Lime Cordial
- Squeeze of Fresh Lime
- Shaken over ice and served with a slice