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 Margarita.
Head to head
Aviation and Margarita 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 Margarita tequila, triple sec and lime juice. In parts, an Aviation is 3 gin, 1 Maraschino, 1 lemon and ¼ violette; a Margarita is 2½ tequila, 1 triple sec and ¾ lime. By volume, the Aviation is 56% spirit, 25% liqueur and 19% citrus; the Margarita is 59% spirit, 23% liqueur and 18% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (18.8% ABV against 17.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.58 standard drinks against 1.34). The Margarita has more calories (about 179 against 155), with about the same sugar (5.6 g and 5.3 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1 : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2½ : 1 : ¾
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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