Cosmonaut
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 16.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 165
- Sugar
- 5.4 g
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- 1 bar spoonHeaping bar spoon of raspberry preserves
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Penicillin.
Head to head
Cosmonaut and Penicillin side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice. Only the Cosmonaut has gin and raspberry jam; only the Penicillin has Blended Scotch, Islay single malt, honey syrup and fresh ginger. In parts, a Cosmonaut is 2¾ gin, 1 lemon and ¾ raspberry jam; a Penicillin is 2¾ Scotch, ¼ Scotch, 1 lemon and 1 honey. By volume, the Cosmonaut is 61% spirit, 23% citrus and 16% syrup and sugar; the Penicillin is 60% spirit, 20% syrup and sugar and 20% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Cosmonaut is the stronger drink in the glass (16.1% ABV against 15.4%), but the Penicillin is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.53 standard drinks against 1.35). The Penicillin has more calories (about 204 against 165) and more sugar (13.7 g against 5.4 g). Both are shaken; the Cosmonaut is served in a coupe, the Penicillin in a rocks glass.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Penicillin.
Sours · Scotch
The ratio · 2¾ : ¼ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Cosmonaut.
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Cosmonaut vs.
Penicillin vs.