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 (2:1); 5 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Lime juice

Giblet (Tequila Gimlet)
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
¹⁄₃ oz	Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal
¹⁄₃ oz	Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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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.)

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AKA: Tequila Gimlet

History:

Created in February 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Giblet (Tequila Gimlet) contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
20.95% alc./vol. (20.95° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Doug Bain

21st March at 22:52

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 McCarthy

12th March 2024 at 22:24

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 McCarthy

12th March 2024 at 22:16

Garnish says lime wedge, but photo shows lime twist.

Simon Difford

13th March 2024 at 08:09

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

John Hinojos

22nd July 2022 at 01:32

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

30th September 2021 at 03:52

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.