Blue Ginger Gimlet
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This zesty cocktail is a customer favorite at Blue Ginger restaurant in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Chef Ming Tsai included the recipe in a special menu he created for Epicurious's Wine.Dine.Donate program.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 20 drinks
Ingredients
Gimlet mix
27 ounces (3 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons) sweet-and-sour mix *
6 1/2 ounces (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon) freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 6 medium limes)
26 1/2 ounces (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon) ginger syrup
To Serve
40 ounces (5 cups) vodka, well chilled
Lime wedges, for garnish (from about 3 medium limes)
*Sweet-and-sour mix, a combination of lemon or lime juice and sugar syrup, is used to make cocktails such as margaritas and pisco sours. Homemade mix is easy to make and produces the best results, but premade mix is available at liquor stores.
Preparation
Make gimlet mix:
Step 1
In large pitcher, stir together sweet-and-sour mix, lime juice, and ginger syrup. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. (gimlet mix can be refrigerated up to 2 hours. When ready to serve, shake each cocktail to order.)
To make one cocktail:
Step 2
In chilled cocktail shaker, combine 2 ounces gimlet mix, 2 ounces vodka, and 3 to 4 ice cubes. Shake well and strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lime wedge.
