Blue Lagoon
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
- Strength
- 12.8%
- Std. drinks
- 1.26
- Calories
- 196
- Sugar
- 17.5 g
- 1¼ ozVodka40 ml
- 1 ozBlue curaçao30 ml
- ¾ ozLime juice20 ml
- 2½ ozLemon-lime soda75 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1½ : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Ranch Water.
Head to head
Blue Lagoon and Ranch Water side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lime juice. Only the Blue Lagoon has vodka, blue curaçao and lemon-lime soda; only the Ranch Water has tequila, triple sec and soda water. In parts, a Blue Lagoon is 2 vodka, 1½ blue curaçao, 1 lime and 4 lemon-lime soda; a Ranch Water is 2 tequila, 1 triple sec, 1 lime and 4 soda. By volume, the Blue Lagoon is 46% mixer and juice, 24% spirit, 18% liqueur and 12% citrus; the Ranch Water is 50% mixer and juice, 25% spirit, 13% liqueur and 12% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Ranch Water is the stronger drink in the glass (13.3% ABV against 12.8%) and holds more alcohol (2.03 standard drinks against 1.26). The Ranch Water has more calories (about 237 against 196), but the Blue Lagoon has more sugar (17.5 g against 8.0 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
The ratio · 2 : 1½ : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Ranch Water.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Blue Lagoon.
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.
Blue Lagoon vs.
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