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 Trinidad Sour.
Head to head
Fitzgerald and Trinidad Sour side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice and Angostura bitters. Only the Fitzgerald has gin and simple syrup; only the Trinidad Sour has orgeat and rye whiskey. In parts, a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon; a Trinidad Sour is 2 orgeat, 1½ lemon and 1 whiskey. By volume, the Fitzgerald is 46% spirit, 31% syrup and sugar and 23% citrus; the Trinidad Sour is 45% syrup and sugar, 33% citrus and 22% spirit. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Trinidad Sour is the stronger drink in the glass (14.6% ABV against 12.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.51 standard drinks against 1.05). The Trinidad Sour has more calories (about 231 against 180), with about the same sugar (19.0 g and 18.6 g). Both are shaken; the Fitzgerald is served in a rocks glass, the Trinidad Sour in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Trinidad Sour.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Fitzgerald.
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Fitzgerald vs.
Trinidad Sour vs.