Cameron’s Kick
Sours · Scotch
- Strength
- 15.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 175
- Sugar
- 9.4 g
- 1 ozBlended Scotch30 ml
- 1 ozIrish whiskey30 ml
- ½ ozLemon juice15 ml
- ½ ozOrgeat15 ml
The ratio · 2 : 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Jack Rose.
Head to head
Cameron’s Kick and Jack Rose 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 Cameron’s Kick has Blended Scotch, Irish whiskey, lemon juice and orgeat, the Jack Rose Calvados, lime juice and grenadine. In parts, a Cameron’s Kick is 2 Scotch, 2 whiskey, 1 lemon and 1 orgeat; a Jack Rose is 3 Calvados, 1 lime and ¾ grenadine. By volume, the Cameron’s Kick is 67% spirit, 17% syrup and sugar and 16% citrus; the Jack Rose is 63% spirit, 21% citrus and 16% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Cameron’s Kick is the stronger drink in the glass (15.9% ABV against 15.3%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.01). The Cameron’s Kick has more calories (about 175 against 142) and more sugar (9.4 g against 7.0 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Scotch
The ratio · 2 : 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Jack Rose.
Sours · Calvados
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Cameron’s Kick.
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.
Cameron’s Kick vs.
Jack Rose vs.