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 John Collins.
Head to head
Fitzgerald and John Collins 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 is shaken with Angostura and served over ice; the John Collins is built tall with soda and has half the syrup, so it is lighter and drier.
By the numbers
The Fitzgerald uses Angostura bitters where the John Collins uses soda water; both have gin, simple syrup and lemon juice. In parts, a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon; a John Collins is 3 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 soda. By volume, the Fitzgerald is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus; the John Collins is 40% mixer and juice, 30% spirit, 20% citrus and 10% syrup and sugar.
The Fitzgerald is the stronger drink in the glass (12.2% ABV against 10.9%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.05 and 1.01 standard drinks). The Fitzgerald has more calories (about 180 against 142) and more sugar (19.0 g against 10.0 g). The Fitzgerald is shaken and served in a rocks glass; the John Collins is built and served in a highball.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the John Collins.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
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