Don’s Special Daiquiri vs. Spicy Fifty

The difference, by the numbers

Both have lime juice and honey syrup. Only the Don’s Special Daiquiri has Jamaican rum, white rum and passion fruit syrup; only the Spicy Fifty has vanilla vodka, elderflower cordial and red chili pepper. In parts, a Don’s Special Daiquiri is 2 rum, 1 rum, 1 passion syrup, 1 lime and 1 honey; a Spicy Fifty is 5 vodka, 1½ elderflower, 1½ lime and 1 honey. By volume, the Don’s Special Daiquiri is 50% spirit, 33% syrup and sugar and 17% citrus; the Spicy Fifty is 55% spirit, 28% syrup and sugar and 17% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.

They are about equally strong in the glass (both 12.5% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (1.01 and 0.99 standard drinks). The Don’s Special Daiquiri has more calories (about 172 against 149) and more sugar (18.0 g against 12.8 g). The Don’s Special Daiquiri is blended and served in a goblet; the Spicy Fifty is shaken and served in a coupe.