"A Gimlet is technically lime cordial and gin," explains Toby Cecchini, owner of Brooklyn's Long Island Bar. "That is the technical definition-but that is not a great drink."
When we went in pursuit of the best expression of the Gimlet at a recent blind tasting, it quickly became clear that the prevailing take on the drink today splits the difference between these two approaches, yielding a cocktail that is firmly in sour territory: It's gin-forward-but not as dry as Bullock's take-made with fresh lime juice and a sweetener that is often, but not always, a housemade lime cordial.
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