Gimlet
The Gimlet is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 3 ingredients, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 152 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodShaken
GlassCoupe
In the glass152 ml
Strength16.9%
Ingredients
- 60 mlgin
- 37.5 mllime cordial
- 22.5 mlfresh lemon juice
Method
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
- Shake and fine strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish: Garnish with a lime slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.4 out of 10 of bitterness, 69th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- A sour through and through: 14th of 186 for acidity, carried by fresh lemon juice.
- light → strong
- 16.9% after dilution: the middle band, 70th of 186.
It is the longest of its group: 152 ml against the 127 of its nearest neighbour.
Five that come close
- CosmopolitanMore bitter and built on vodka.
- CaipirinhaBuilt on cachaça and with cachaça in place of gin.
- Whiskey SourBuilt on whisky and with bourbon whiskey in place of gin.
- Bee’s KneesWith fresh orange juice in place of lime cordial.
- Tommy’s MargaritaRounder and built on tequila.
Every drink near the Gimlet on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026