Ingredients
| 30ml vodka | |
| 10ml London Dry gin | |
| 20ml lime leaf liqueur (see recipe) | |
| 20ml coconut cordial (see recipe) | |
| 10ml lime juice | |
| 5 drops Fee Brothers peach bitters | |
| lime leaf, to garnish | |
| LIME LEAF LIQUEUR makes 400ml / preparation 5 mins / infuse 24 hrs | |
| 125ml vodka | |
| 5g whole fresh lime leaves | |
| 125g sugar | |
| 125ml cold water | |
| COCONUT CORDIAL makes 250ml / preparation 5 mins | |
| 200ml coconut water | |
| 50g caster sugar | |
| 2½g citric acid | |
| a pinch sea salt to taste |
A gimlet is traditionally gin and lime juice. At Clipper they make it textural and tropical by infusing lime leaf and adding coconut.
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Instructions
| 1. | LIME LEAF & COCONUT GIMLET |
| 2. | Measure the ingredients into a cocktail shaker over ice and shake. |
| 3. | Pour into a frozen cocktail glass and garnish with a small piece of lime leaf. |
| 4. | LIME LEAF LIQUEUR |
| 5. | Put the vodka and lime leaves into a resealable plastic bag. |
| 6. | Put in the freezer for 24 hours to infuse, then strain. |
| 7. | Put the sugar and water in a jug and mix until the sugar is dissolved. |
| 8. | Mix the infused vodka and sugar syrup together. Bottle and store. |
| 9. | COCONUT CORDIAL |
| 10. | Mix ingredients together until completely dissolved and combined. |
| 11. | Bottle and store in the fridge. |
| 12. | Use the cordial within 3 weeks. |
Drinks by Barney Toy / Photography Josh Griggs