Head to head
De La Louisiane and Tipperary side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have sweet vermouth. Only the De La Louisiane has rye whiskey, Bénédictine, absinthe and Peychaud’s bitters; only the Tipperary has Irish whiskey, Green Chartreuse and Angostura bitters. In parts, a De La Louisiane is 1 whiskey, 1 vermouth and 1 Bénédictine; a Tipperary is 2 whiskey, 1 vermouth and ½ Chartreuse. By volume, the De La Louisiane is 36% fortified wine and bitter, 32% liqueur and 32% spirit; the Tipperary is 55% spirit, 28% fortified wine and bitter and 17% liqueur. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Tipperary is the stronger drink in the glass (23.9% ABV against 23.1%) and holds more alcohol (1.86 standard drinks against 1.41). The Tipperary has more calories (about 212 against 179), but the De La Louisiane has more sugar (10.1 g against 7.5 g). Both are stirred; the De La Louisiane is served in a coupe, the Tipperary in a martini glass.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tipperary.
Martinis & Manhattans · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ½
Highlighted: not in the De La Louisiane.
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.
De La Louisiane vs.
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