Fitzgerald
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 12.2%
- Std. drinks
- 1.05
- Calories
- 180
- Sugar
- 19.0 g
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- 1 ozSimple syrup30 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- 2 dashesAngostura bitters
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the French 75.
Head to head
Fitzgerald and French 75 side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and syrup in both. The Fitzgerald seasons them with Angostura and is served over ice; the French 75 tops them with Champagne in a flute. The Fitzgerald uses twice the syrup, so it is much sweeter.
By the numbers
The Fitzgerald uses Angostura bitters where the French 75 uses sparkling wine; both have gin, simple syrup and lemon juice. In parts, a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon; a French 75 is 2 gin, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 bubbles. By volume, the Fitzgerald is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus; the French 75 is 50% mixer and juice, 25% spirit, 13% syrup and sugar and 12% citrus.
They are about equally strong in the glass (12.2% and 12.5% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (1.05 and 1.08 standard drinks). The Fitzgerald has more calories (about 180 against 150) and more sugar (19.0 g against 10.3 g). Both are shaken; the Fitzgerald is served in a rocks glass, the French 75 in a flute.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the French 75.
Wine & Bubbles · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
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