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Tom Macy, Clover Club, Brooklyn

Tom Macy's Gimlet cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Muddle the lime pieces in the syrup, then add the lime juice and gin.
  2. 2Shake hard with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up

Prep ahead

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

Fresh juice

Lime Juice

Yield
About 1 oz per lime
Keeps
1 day
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh limes

Method

  1. 1Juice to order or in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

About the Tom Macy's Gimlet

Tom Macy's Gimlet is a sour made with london dry gin, simple syrup (1:1) and lime juice, created by Tom Macy at Clover Club.

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