Alexander
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy
- Strength
- 13.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.05
- Calories
- 248
- Sugar
- 11.4 g
- 1 ozCognac30 ml
- 1 ozCrème de cacao (dark)30 ml
- 1 ozCream30 ml
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Espresso Martini.
Head to head
Alexander and Espresso Martini 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 Alexander has Cognac, crème de cacao and cream, the Espresso Martini vodka, coffee liqueur, simple syrup and coffee. In parts, an Alexander is 1 brandy, 1 cacao and 1 cream; an Espresso Martini is 1¾ vodka, 1 coffee liqueur, ¼ syrup and 1 coffee. By volume, the Alexander is 34% mixer and juice, 33% spirit and 33% liqueur; the Espresso Martini is 42% spirit, 25% mixer and juice, 25% liqueur and 8% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Espresso Martini is the stronger drink in the glass (13.6% ABV against 13.1%) and holds more alcohol (1.47 standard drinks against 1.05). The Alexander has more calories (about 248 against 223), but the Espresso Martini has more sugar (19.6 g against 11.4 g). Both are shaken; the Alexander is served in a coupe, the Espresso Martini in a martini glass.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Espresso Martini.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Vodka
The ratio · 1¾ : 1 : ¼ : 1
Full Espresso Martini recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Alexander.
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Alexander vs.
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