Eastside
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 13.4%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 194
- Sugar
- 14.4 g
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- 1 ozLime juice30 ml
- ¾ ozSimple syrup23 ml
- 6–8 leavesMint
- 2 slicesCucumber
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Gin-Gin Mule.
Head to head
Eastside and Gin-Gin Mule side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lime, syrup and mint in both. The Eastside adds cucumber and is served up; the Gin-Gin Mule adds a strong homemade ginger beer and is served tall over ice.
By the numbers
The Eastside uses cucumber where the Gin-Gin Mule uses ginger beer; both have gin, lime juice, simple syrup and mint. In parts, an Eastside is 2 gin, 1 lime and ¾ syrup; a Gin-Gin Mule is ¾ lime, 1 syrup, 1¾ gin and 1 ginger beer. By volume, the Eastside is 53% spirit, 27% citrus and 20% syrup and sugar; the Gin-Gin Mule is 39% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar, 22% mixer and juice and 17% citrus.
The Eastside is the stronger drink in the glass (13.4% ABV against 10.4%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.18). The Gin-Gin Mule has more calories (about 205 against 194) and more sugar (21.9 g against 14.4 g). Both are shaken; the Eastside is served in a coupe, the Gin-Gin Mule in a highball.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Gin-Gin Mule.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · ¾ : 1 : 1¾ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Eastside.
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Eastside vs.
Gin-Gin Mule vs.