Bobby Burns
Martinis & Manhattans · Scotch
- Strength
- 16.6%
- Std. drinks
- 1.47
- Calories
- 174
- Sugar
- 7.5 g
- 1½ ozBlended Scotch45 ml
- 1½ ozItalian (sweet) vermouth45 ml
- 3 dashesBénédictine
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Brooklyn.
Head to head
Bobby Burns and Brooklyn side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have sweet vermouth. Only the Bobby Burns has Blended Scotch and Bénédictine; only the Brooklyn has rye whiskey, Amer Picon and Maraschino liqueur. In parts, a Bobby Burns is 1 Scotch and 1 vermouth; a Brooklyn is 1 whiskey and 1 vermouth. By volume, the Bobby Burns is 49% spirit and 49% fortified wine and bitter; the Brooklyn is 50% fortified wine and bitter and 49% spirit. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Brooklyn is the stronger drink in the glass (20.8% ABV against 16.6%) and holds more alcohol (1.57 standard drinks against 1.47). Calories and sugar are close: about 174 and 182 calories, 7.5 g and 7.1 g of sugar. Both are served in a coupe; the Bobby Burns is shaken, the Brooklyn stirred.
Martinis & Manhattans · Scotch
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Brooklyn.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
The ratio · 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Bobby Burns.
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.
Bobby Burns vs.
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