Head to head
Corpse Reviver #2 and Industry Sour 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 Corpse Reviver #2 has gin, triple sec, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice and absinthe, the Industry Sour Fernet-Branca, Green Chartreuse, lime juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Corpse Reviver #2 is 1 gin, 1 triple sec, 1 Lillet and 1 lemon; an Industry Sour is 1 Fernet, 1 Chartreuse, 1 lime and 1 syrup. By volume, the Corpse Reviver #2 is 25% liqueur, 25% spirit, 25% citrus and 25% fortified wine and bitter; the Industry Sour is 25% liqueur, 25% syrup and sugar, 25% citrus and 25% fortified wine and bitter. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (14.9% and 14.5% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (1.67 and 1.59 standard drinks). The Industry Sour has more calories (about 271 against 211) and more sugar (28.0 g against 11.0 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
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Highlighted: not in the Industry Sour.
Sours · Fernet-Branca
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Corpse Reviver #2.
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.
Corpse Reviver #2 vs.
Industry Sour vs.