Amaretto Sour
Sours · Amaretto
- Strength
- 10.7%
- Std. drinks
- 0.97
- Calories
- 182
- Sugar
- 18.9 g
- 2 ozAmaretto60 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- 1 dashAngostura bitters
- ½ ozEgg white15 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Last Word.
Head to head
Amaretto Sour and Last Word 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 Amaretto Sour has amaretto, lemon juice, Angostura bitters and egg white, the Last Word gin, Green Chartreuse, Maraschino liqueur and lime juice. In parts, an Amaretto Sour is 2 amaretto and 1 lemon; a Last Word is 1 gin, 1 Chartreuse, 1 Maraschino and 1 lime. By volume, the Amaretto Sour is 67% liqueur and 33% citrus; the Last Word is 50% liqueur, 25% spirit and 25% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Last Word is the stronger drink in the glass (18.1% ABV against 10.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.61 standard drinks against 0.97). The Last Word has more calories (about 209 against 182), but the Amaretto Sour has more sugar (18.9 g against 11.7 g). Both are shaken; the Amaretto Sour is served in a rocks glass, the Last Word in a coupe.
Sours · Amaretto
The ratio · 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Last Word.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Amaretto Sour.
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Amaretto Sour vs.
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