Head to head
Earl Grey MarTEAni and South Side side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and syrup, shaken and served up. The South Side adds mint, and sometimes a little egg white; the Earl Grey MarTEAni uses tea-infused gin, a whole egg white and more syrup. The South Side has more gin and is the stronger drink.
By the numbers
The Earl Grey MarTEAni uses egg white where the South Side uses mint; both have lemon juice, simple syrup and gin. In parts, an Earl Grey MarTEAni is 1 lemon, 1¼ syrup and 2 gin; a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Earl Grey MarTEAni is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus; the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar.
The South Side is the stronger drink in the glass (13.6% ABV against 9.6%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.01). The Earl Grey MarTEAni has more calories (about 192 against 178) and more sugar (19.2 g against 10.0 g). Both are shaken; the Earl Grey MarTEAni is served in a martini glass, the South Side in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 1¼ : 2
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Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Earl Grey MarTEAni.
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