Islay The Queen of the Hebrides

This is the first part in our Scotland series from the July issue of Bartender mag. Read all about getting to and staying on the famous island of Islay.

The Barber Shop Gimlet

There are few gin drinks quite as refreshing as the Gimlet, and none that can be made so simply. A character in Raymond Carver’s The Long Goodbye describes the drink thus: “A real gimlet is half gin and half Rose’s lime juice and nothing else.”