Name: Giblet (Tequila Gimlet)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Blanco tequila; 10 ml Mezcal; 10 ml Lime cordial; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 5 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Lime juice

Ingredients

1 2/3 fl oz

Blanco tequila

1/3 fl oz

Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal

1/3 fl oz

Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)

1/6 fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

1/6 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1/6 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Giblet (Tequila Gimlet) contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
20.95% alc./vol. (41.89° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

Review

This tequila riff on the usually gin-based Gimlet harnesses the earthiness of the tequila to add an extra dimension which more than compensates for the lack of gin's botanical complexity. As for the name, I originally used mezcal de pechuga as the second ingredient. ('Giblets' is a culinary term for the edible offal of a fowl (heart etc) and pechuga mezcals are distilled with a chicken or turkey breast in the still. 'Pechuga' is Spanish for poultry breast.)

AKA: Tequila Gimlet

Comments & Discussion

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Matt Premium Member 23w

Delicious, near exact copy of a margarita - although a bit more like a Tommy's (no surprise, since no triple sec), but is it a bit sweeter than a Tommy's (again, no surprise with the use of the rich syrup and cordial). I found the mezcal very pleasant. It gave a nice earthiness (IMO certainly not an oppressive smokiness - but I like mezcal). So - an excellent cocktail, but IDK how often I am without a suitable orange liqueur and instead happen to have a lime cordial (and lemon juice) on hand.

Steven Jepson Premium Member 33w

okay tried this after a Difford's Gimlet and a Vodka Gimlet (I do like a theme) and yes it is tasty and love the mild smokiness (Siete Misterios Mezcal) but i think it maybe pushing the Gimlet a bit far.
to be honest the Vodka Gimlet + Daiquiri bitters takes the award so far but still have the Viking Gimlet to go and I really do like Aquavit

Egg McKenzie 35w

good but when would you ever need this over a margarita??

Steven Jepson Premium Member 33w

My thoughts exactly

Doug Bain Premium Member 1y

Very nice. I often pull back the amount of syrup (or, if one ingredient lends sweetness, skip it entirely) as my tastes seem to run a bit dryer than Simon's (though I do appreciate the balancing effect of the sweetener more than I used to, thanks in large part to this site), but I'm glad I kept it in for this drink. Necessary. Delicious.

Peter M Premium Member 2y

This is nice! Mezcal is balanced. Just enough sweetness and citrus coming through. Like Giulio mentioned, this is an interesting alternative to a margarita; maybe if you don't have triple sec on hand? Nice option, though!

Peter M Premium Member 2y

Garnish says lime wedge, but photo shows lime twist.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Thanks, Peter. I've corrected to call for a twist rather than awedge.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

This is nice, but you must like the smoky taste of mezcal. Not a fan of smoky, it was OK. However, I did find the cocktail very balanced and flavourful. Just be prepared for the smoky which, due to my autism, is not a pleasant flavour, but most who like mezcal will like this.

Giulio Motta 4y

I have to still try this exact recipe, but I recently made a version of this (albeit with only lime juice and minus the mezcal) and I think I prefer it to the Margarita. I will have to do a side-by-side to confirm this suspicion though.