Casino
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 18.4%
- Std. drinks
- 1.12
- Calories
- 122
- Sugar
- 2.8 g
- 1¼ ozOld Tom gin40 ml
- 2 tspMaraschino liqueur10 ml
- 2 tspLemon juice10 ml
- 2 dashesOrange bitters
The ratio · 4 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Lion’s Tail.
Head to head
Casino and Lion’s Tail 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 Casino has Old Tom gin, Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and orange bitters, the Lion’s Tail bourbon, allspice dram, lime juice, simple syrup and Angostura bitters. In parts, a Casino is 4 gin, 1 Maraschino and 1 lemon; a Lion’s Tail is 4 whiskey, 1 allspice, 1 lime and ¼ syrup. By volume, the Casino is 67% spirit, 17% liqueur and 16% citrus; the Lion’s Tail is 63% spirit, 16% liqueur, 16% citrus and 5% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (18.4% and 18.3% ABV), but the Lion’s Tail is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.73 standard drinks against 1.12). The Lion’s Tail has more calories (about 204 against 122) and more sugar (7.8 g against 2.8 g). Both are shaken; the Casino is served in a rocks glass, the Lion’s Tail in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Lion’s Tail.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 4 : 1 : 1 : ¼
Highlighted: not in the Casino.
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Casino vs.
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