Aviation
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 17.2%
- Std. drinks
- 1.34
- Calories
- 155
- Sugar
- 5.6 g
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- ½ ozMaraschino liqueur15 ml
- ½ ozLemon juice15 ml
- 1 bar spoonCrème de violette
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1 : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Between the Sheets.
Head to head
Aviation and Between the Sheets side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice. Only the Aviation has gin, Maraschino liqueur and crème de violette; only the Between the Sheets has white rum, Cognac and triple sec. In parts, an Aviation is 3 gin, 1 Maraschino, 1 lemon and ¼ violette; a Between the Sheets is 1 rum, 1 brandy, 1 triple sec and ¾ lemon. By volume, the Aviation is 56% spirit, 25% liqueur and 19% citrus; the Between the Sheets is 55% spirit, 27% liqueur and 18% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Between the Sheets is the stronger drink in the glass (18.7% ABV against 17.2%) and holds more alcohol (2.03 standard drinks against 1.34). The Between the Sheets has more calories (about 233 against 155) and more sugar (8.0 g against 5.6 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1 : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Between the Sheets.
Sours · Rum
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : ¾
Full Between the Sheets recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Aviation.
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.
Aviation vs.
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