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 Champs-Élysées.
Head to head
Aviation and Champs-Élysées 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 Aviation has gin, Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and crème de violette, the Champs-Élysées Cognac, Green Chartreuse, sweet-and-sour mix and Angostura bitters. In parts, an Aviation is 3 gin, 1 Maraschino, 1 lemon and ¼ violette; a Champs-Élysées is 3 brandy, 1 Chartreuse and 1½ sweet-and-sour mix. By volume, the Aviation is 56% spirit, 25% liqueur and 19% citrus; the Champs-Élysées is 55% spirit, 27% citrus and 18% liqueur. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Champs-Élysées is the stronger drink in the glass (18.3% ABV against 17.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.50 standard drinks against 1.34). The Champs-Élysées has more calories (about 191 against 155) and more sugar (11.0 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 Champs-Élysées.
Sours · Brandy
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1½
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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