French Gimlet

This French gimlet recipe is a classic gimlet with the addition of St Germain elderflower liquor. The elderflower liquor adds a sophisticated floral sweetness to the tart limes and really makes the best lime gin cocktail. This delicious and easy elderflower gimlet is perfect in the summer months or anytime you want a quick to make cocktail.

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Total Time: 3 minutes minutes

Now, I don't know about you but if I can make a drink with just a few ingredients and it comes out as delicious as this French gimlet, I am making it often! This elderflower and lime gin cocktail is just that kind of drink.

If you are not familiar with elderflower liquor (St Germain), it is a sweet French liquor flavored with elderflower and it is so delicious in so many cocktails. I also use it in my my Gin and tonic with grapefruit for additional sweetness.

It is a great addition to any home bar!

What is a French Gimlet

Now that I have hopefully convinced you to stock up on St Germain, let's dive into the French gimlet. A classic gin gimlet is just lime, gin and some sort of sweetener.

Usually the sweetener is either roses lime juice or a simple syrup. A French gimlet uses the sweet elderflower liquor as the sweetener so there is no need to go and buy anything else or make a simple syrup.

It also has the bonus of the light flavor of elderflower which pairs so well with a lime gin gimlet. It really is a perfectly balanced easy cocktail.

Ingredients you will need

There are only a few ingredients you will need for this French gimlet. Here they are:

• Gin. Your favorite brand.
• Limes or lime juice. You can use bottled lime juice or juice your own.
• St Germain Elderflower liquor.
• Optional: If you like spicy, you can add a few dashes of your favorite spicy bitters. If I have it, I like to use it because I like spicy cocktails.

You only need 3 ingredients to make this French elderflower gimlet. As I mentioned above, if you love spice, go ahead and add some in to the gimlet.

I like to sip on this sweet and tart French gimlet with or with out the heat. It is totally up to you!

How to make

This recipe could not be any easier to make. Honestly, it will only take you a couple minutes to make this delicious gin lime cocktail.

Here are the steps:

1. Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
2. Add lime juice, gin and St Germain to the shaker.
3. Shake well until the shaker is nice and cold.
4. Pour through a strainer into a martini glass.
5. Enjoy!

Variations

This French gimlet recipe is great just the way it is but you can certainly change things up a bit. Here are some ideas:

• Use vodka instead of gin to make a vodka elderflower gimlet.
• Make it spicy. I like adding a little heat to my cocktails and a dash of spicy bitters or some cayenne pepper would go great with this French gimlet.
• Add some herbs to add more of a botanical note to the drink. Fresh basil or rosemary would be a great addition to the French gimlet.

Pairing Ideas

If you are looking for ideas of what to serve with this French gimlet, here are some ideas:

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