Talk:Gimlet (cocktail)

Preparation

The entire Preparation area is convoluted, with a muck of different methods which don't flow all that well. Perhaps we can better simplify the half-dozen-ish ways this drink has been prepared, without it being a convoluted list of ratios, ingredient lists, quotes, tips, and origins. It can be arranged into a succinct list of styles that each have sub-headers that provide specific ingredients lists, with a blurb about unique styles, methodologies, quotes, etc. I am unsure how to best arrange this; for instance, under the header of Preparation, should there be a sub-header for the specific bar/bartender/author's method? This would best delineate what details relate to which method. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soundwave348 (talk • contribs) 22:28, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

What's up with the history section?

It's just a weird word salad which doesn't seem to make much sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.150.115.208 (talk) 08:17, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Possible relationship

Surely there is some relationship between two drinks named after twisting tools: vodka and orange juice, or gin and lime...

There appears to be confusion over Sir Thomas's middle name...Google asking, for instance, if, when you type in "Thomas D. Gimlette" you actually mean: "Thomas O. Gimlette." I'm inclined to think it's "D" because of the specificity of the post below, but...honestly, we need better verification of this small point, if only to help people such as myself find out more information on the history of both the gimlet drink and scurvy in general. The web link used in this article appears to be dead, by the way. Unfortunately, I'm not yet skilled enough in Wikipedia to fix this, but I'm hoping one of you experts out there WILL. 24.63.135.147 (talk) 20:59, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

I dstrongly isagree with relating the Screwdriver and the Gimlet - other than bearing the names of twisting tools, they have nothing in common. Whoever edited the article to state that the only difference were replacing lime juice with orange juice was wrong, as the latter is made with gin, not vodka, and lime juice cordial, which is quite different from fresh lime juice. I'm deleting that part. Besides, the first written reference for the Screwdriver dates from 1949, and the Gimlet is much older than that, so it could hardly be a play on "screwdriver". 77.23.64.247 (talk) 11:36, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Good point; "gimlet" is attested 20 years before the screwdriver. That doesn't mean the screwdriver couldn't have come first, but it's unlikely. And yes, the vodka gimlet is relatively recent, and can't have influenced its etymology. I've rewritten the whole etymology section, presenting the two sourced theories, and eliminated the rather stupid attempts that someone had introduced to refute the naval theory. -- Zsero (talk) 00:34, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Regarding Relation to Sir Thomas Desmond Gimlette

I've read somewhere that the drink was named after Sir T.D. Gimlette, not because he invented it, but because he used the drink as a cure for malaria and scurvy during his time in the navy. Could anyone confirm/deny that? 83.248.164.64 15:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC) (Soren)

“Middle English from Old French guimbelet” (The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, ninth edition, 1995). Guimbelet : « Petit foret utilisé pour percer les barriques (de vin, d'eau-de-vie, etc.), afin d'en déguster le contenu. » (TLFi, article « gibelet ») Palpalpalpal (talk) 10:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

That's the etymology of the tool, not the drink. -- Zsero (talk) 00:30, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

This introduction of this article states that Gimlette added lime to gin to combat scurvy some time after 1879 (when he was born). This directly contradicts the article on Rose's Lime Juice, which states that Cook used lime and lemon juice to combat scurvy no later that 1795, and that citrus juices at that time were preserved by adding 15% rum. That article is better sourced (as in this introduction has no references), and is much more believable than this introduction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:EF43:FF00:10D0:3C13:B91F:E32 (talk) 16:54, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Repetition

The mention of Ed Wood's affinity to gimlets has been mentioned twice. I took the liberty of deleting the second mention.

--74.71.219.137 02:35, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Can anyone provide some more background on "Hong Kong" Freddie Wong. A simple google search turns up nothing.

That "Freddie Wong" stuff is the work of a dedicated vandal from Minneapolis. in fact, it was the very first edit on the article. Maybe if they come back to re-insert it, they will stop by the talk page to explain themselves? -- DrRatchet (talk) 19:03, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Glass?

What glass is this normally served in? Phil Sandifer 02:32, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

I thought it was a cocktail glass. I'll have to look for some sources. I've also had it served in a old fashioned glass. --Archaeolojae (talk) 18:08, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

It's definitely a cocktail glass. I changed it. Google gimlet and you'll see a thousand recipes that all call for a cocktail glass. Ghtx (talk) 20:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)