Gimlet
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 14.6%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 162
- Sugar
- 15.8 g
- 1½ ozPlymouth gin45 ml
- 1½ ozRose’s lime juice cordial45 ml
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Spicy Fifty.
Head to head
Gimlet and Spicy Fifty side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Gimlet has gin and lime cordial, the Spicy Fifty vanilla vodka, elderflower cordial, lime juice, honey syrup and red chili pepper. In parts, a Gimlet is 1 gin and 1 lime cordial; a Spicy Fifty is 5 vodka, 1½ elderflower, 1½ lime and 1 honey. By volume, the Gimlet is 50% syrup and sugar and 50% spirit; the Spicy Fifty is 55% spirit, 28% syrup and sugar and 17% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Gimlet is the stronger drink in the glass (14.6% ABV against 12.5%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.01 and 0.99 standard drinks). The Gimlet has more calories (about 162 against 149) and more sugar (15.8 g against 12.8 g). Both are served in a coupe; the Gimlet is stirred, the Spicy Fifty shaken.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Spicy Fifty.
Sours · Vodka
The ratio · 5 : 1½ : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gimlet.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Gimlet vs.
Spicy Fifty vs.