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 White Russian.
Head to head
Alexander and White Russian side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have cream. Only the Alexander has Cognac and crème de cacao; only the White Russian has vodka and coffee liqueur. In parts, an Alexander is 1 brandy, 1 cacao and 1 cream; a White Russian is 2 vodka, 1 coffee liqueur and 1 cream. By volume, the Alexander is 34% mixer and juice, 33% spirit and 33% liqueur; the White Russian is 50% spirit, 25% mixer and juice and 25% liqueur. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The White Russian is the stronger drink in the glass (21.1% ABV against 13.1%) and holds more alcohol (1.69 standard drinks against 1.05). The White Russian has more calories (about 323 against 248) and more sugar (14.4 g against 11.4 g). The Alexander is shaken and served in a coupe; the White Russian is built and served in a rocks glass.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Brandy
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the White Russian.
Creamy & After-Dinner · Vodka
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Alexander.
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.
Alexander vs.
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