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 Gin Basil Smash.
Head to head
Fitzgerald and Gin Basil Smash side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and syrup, shaken, in both. The Fitzgerald adds Angostura and is served over ice; the Gin Basil Smash adds fresh basil and more gin, and is served up. The Smash is stronger; the Fitzgerald sweeter.
By the numbers
The Fitzgerald uses Angostura bitters where the Gin Basil Smash uses basil; both have gin, simple syrup and lemon juice. In parts, a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon; a Gin Basil Smash is 2¾ gin, 1 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Fitzgerald is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus; the Gin Basil Smash is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus.
The Gin Basil Smash is the stronger drink in the glass (14.1% ABV against 12.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.05). The Gin Basil Smash has more calories (about 191 against 180), but the Fitzgerald has more sugar (19.0 g against 14.4 g). Both are shaken; the Fitzgerald is served in a rocks glass, the Gin Basil Smash in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gin Basil Smash.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
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