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A quick and easy cocktail that’s perfect for warm spring and hot summer days, this rhubarb gimlet is crafted with your favorite gin, homemade rhubarb syrup and fresh lime.

Glasses of rhubarb gin gimlets with slices of limes.

Gimlet cocktails are a delicious, 3 ingredient classic gin drink with endless options for customizing. Their base is gin and fresh lime juice, leaving the simple syrup as an easy way to add variety and variation to your gimlet cocktails.

Rhubarb is plentiful in the late-spring/early-summer here in Michigan, but it’s a tricky vegetable to work with because it has such a tart flavor. Turning a couple cups of rhubarb into syrup is a perfect way to enjoy the flavor of rhubarb in your cocktails. Freezing fresh rhubarb will allow you to make the syrup for this Rhubarb Gimlet well past rhubarb season and into the summer.

What’s in a Rhubarb Gin Cocktail?

Gin - Choose your favorite gin for this recipe. If you’re new to gin, try a London dry gin, like Beefeater, for this gimlet.
Rhubarb Syrup - Made with fresh or frozen rhubarb, rhubarb simple syrup takes about 10 minutes to make and only 3 ingredients. Get the recipe and instructions on my rhubarb syrup page.
Limes - Fresh lime juice is best for this cocktail. You’ll need about 1 lime per drink.

How to Make a Rhubarb Gimlet

Ice being poured into a cocktail shaker.

Rhubarb simple syrup being poured into a cocktail shaker.

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, combine gin, rhubarb simple syrup, and fresh lime juice. Cover and shake well.

Rhubarb cocktail being poured from a cocktail shaker into a coupe glass.

Strain into a coupe glass.

A hand placing a lime wheel garnish into a coupe glass of cocktail.

Garnish with a lime wheel or lime peel.

Sip and enjoy!

What to Serve with a Rhubarb Gin Cocktail

This tart cocktail is delicious when paired with creamy appetizers. Try my smoked salmon dip, bacon wrapped dates, whipped feta bruschetta with sun-dried tomatoes, or creamy crab rangoon dip.

Make Homemade Rhubarb Syrup

With just 3 ingredients, it’s quick and easy to make rhubarb syrup at home using fresh or frozen rhubarb. Get all the information you need over on my Rhubarb Simple Syrup page.

A bottle of homemade rhubarb simple syrup.

Try These Gin Cocktails

There are lots of gin cocktail recipes that are perfect for warm weather days. Try a classic Bee’s Knees, this Elderflower Gimlet, my Strawberry Gin Cocktail made with fresh berries, a Basil Gin Gimlet with fresh basil, or a Blueberry Lavender cocktail.