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 Queen’s Park Swizzle.
Head to head
Cameron’s Kick and Queen’s Park Swizzle 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 Queen’s Park Swizzle lime juice, mint, dark rum, Angostura bitters and simple syrup. In parts, a Cameron’s Kick is 2 Scotch, 2 whiskey, 1 lemon and 1 orgeat; a Queen’s Park Swizzle is 1 lime, 6 rum and 1 syrup. By volume, the Cameron’s Kick is 67% spirit, 17% syrup and sugar and 16% citrus; the Queen’s Park Swizzle is 75% spirit, 13% syrup and sugar and 12% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Queen’s Park Swizzle is the stronger drink in the glass (20.1% ABV against 15.9%) and holds more alcohol (2.07 standard drinks against 1.35). The Queen’s Park Swizzle has more calories (about 242 against 175), with about the same sugar (9.4 g and 9.5 g). The Cameron’s Kick is shaken and served in a coupe; the Queen’s Park Swizzle is swizzled and served in a highball.
Sours · Scotch
The ratio · 2 : 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Queen’s Park Swizzle.
Tiki & Punches · Rum
The ratio · 1 : 6 : 1
Full Queen’s Park Swizzle recipe →
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.
Queen’s Park Swizzle vs.