Head to head
Art of Choke and Toronto side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have Angostura bitters. Only the Art of Choke has lime juice, Demerara syrup, Green Chartreuse, white rum, Cynar and mint; only the Toronto has rye whiskey, Fernet-Branca and simple syrup. In parts, an Art of Choke is ½ lime, ½ syrup, 1 Chartreuse, 4 rum and 4 Cynar; a Toronto is 1 whiskey and 1 Fernet. By volume, the Art of Choke is 40% spirit, 40% fortified wine and bitter, 10% liqueur, 5% syrup and sugar and 5% citrus; the Toronto is 49% spirit and 49% fortified wine and bitter. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Toronto is the stronger drink in the glass (26.5% ABV against 19.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.68 standard drinks against 1.23). The Toronto has more calories (about 175 against 156), but the Art of Choke has more sugar (8.7 g against 2.7 g). Both are stirred; the Art of Choke is served in a rocks glass, the Toronto in a coupe.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Rum
The ratio · ½ : ½ : 1 : 4 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Toronto.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Art of Choke.
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.