On Thu 17 Feb 2005 11:55:25a, Robt E wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >,
> says...
>> On 2005-02-17, Katra > wrote:
>>
>> > Uh, what is a gimlet please?
>> >
>> > K. -> Never been a fan of gin......
>> > unless it's in a sloe gin fizz! ;-d
>>
>> Hah!... I can relate. As I recall, the very first time I got sick on
>> alcohol was on sloe gin fizzes.
>>
>> Anyway, a gimlet is basically a cocktail of 4 parts gin or vodka
>> and 1 part Rose's lime juice and a lime wedge.
>>
>> http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/200
>>
>> I can see any chance of reformation is pretty much out the window.
>>
>
> A while back I was reading one of Raymond Chandler's detective stories.
> Chandler's detective - I forget which one - was meeting a client in a
> bar. The client insisted that the only proper formula for a gin gimlet
> is equal parts gin and Rose's lime. I'd not had one before, so I
> thouogh, what the heck, I'd give it a try. Not bad, if you like sour
> things - a good bit of pucker power.
>
> RobtE

IIRC, the instructions on the bottle of Rose's Lime Juice suggest 4:1 or
5:1 rations for gin/vodka to lime juice. I could be wrong.

Wayne