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 South Side.
Head to head
Fitzgerald and South Side 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 twice the syrup and is served over ice; the South Side adds mint and more gin and is served up, so it is stronger and tarter.
By the numbers
The Fitzgerald uses Angostura bitters where the South Side uses mint; both have gin, simple syrup and lemon juice. In parts, a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon; a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Fitzgerald is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus; the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar.
The South Side is the stronger drink in the glass (13.6% ABV against 12.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.05). Calories are close (about 180 and 178), but the Fitzgerald has more sugar (19.0 g against 10.0 g). Both are shaken; the Fitzgerald is served in a rocks glass, the South Side in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
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