Egg Cream
Zero Proof · Zero proof
- Strength
- 0.0%
- Std. drinks
- 0.00
- Calories
- 161
- Sugar
- 23.8 g
- 1 ozChocolate syrup (Fox’s U-Bet)30 ml
- 2¾ ozMilk80 ml
- 4 ozSeltzer, plus more to top120 ml
The ratio · 1 : 2¾ : 4
Highlighted: not in the Lime Rickey.
Head to head
Egg Cream and Lime Rickey side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have soda water. Only the Egg Cream has chocolate syrup and milk; only the Lime Rickey has lime juice and raspberry syrup. In parts, an Egg Cream is 1 chocolate syrup, 2¾ milk and 4 soda; a Lime Rickey is ¼ lime, 1 raspberry and 5½ soda. By volume, the Egg Cream is 87% mixer and juice and 13% syrup and sugar; the Lime Rickey is 80% mixer and juice, 15% syrup and sugar and 5% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (both 0.0% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (0.00 standard drinks each). The Egg Cream has more calories (about 161 against 112), but the Lime Rickey has more sugar (27.3 g against 23.8 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Zero Proof · Zero proof
The ratio · 1 : 2¾ : 4
Highlighted: not in the Lime Rickey.
Zero Proof · Zero proof
The ratio · ¼ : 1 : 5½
Highlighted: not in the Egg Cream.
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.
Egg Cream vs.
Lime Rickey vs.