Bramble
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 14.3%
- Std. drinks
- 1.26
- Calories
- 177
- Sugar
- 12.8 g
- 1¾ ozGin50 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice25 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup13 ml
- ½ ozCrème de mûre15 ml
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1 : 1¼
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
Head to head
Bramble and Fitzgerald side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and sugar in both. The Bramble adds blackberry liqueur over crushed ice; the Fitzgerald adds Angostura instead and takes more syrup, so it is spicier and sweeter, though lower in strength.
By the numbers
The Bramble uses crème de mûre where the Fitzgerald uses Angostura bitters; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Bramble is 4 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 1¼ mûre; a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon. By volume, the Bramble is 49% spirit, 24% citrus, 15% liqueur and 12% syrup and sugar; the Fitzgerald is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus.
The Bramble is the stronger drink in the glass (14.3% ABV against 12.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.26 standard drinks against 1.05). Calories are close (about 177 and 180), but the Fitzgerald has more sugar (19.0 g against 12.8 g). Both are shaken and served in a rocks glass.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1 : 1¼
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Bramble.
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