French 75
Wine & Bubbles · Gin
- Strength
- 12.5%
- Std. drinks
- 1.08
- Calories
- 150
- Sugar
- 10.3 g
- 1 ozGin30 ml
- ½ ozLemon juice15 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup15 ml
- 2 ozChampagne60 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Old Cuban.
Head to head
French 75 and Old Cuban side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have simple syrup and sparkling wine. Only the French 75 has gin and lemon juice; only the Old Cuban has mint, aged rum, lime juice and Angostura bitters. In parts, a French 75 is 2 gin, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 bubbles; an Old Cuban is 1½ rum, ¾ lime, 1 syrup and 2 bubbles. By volume, the French 75 is 50% mixer and juice, 25% spirit, 13% syrup and sugar and 12% citrus; the Old Cuban is 38% mixer and juice, 29% spirit, 19% syrup and sugar and 14% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (12.5% and 12.1% ABV), but the Old Cuban is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.46 standard drinks against 1.08). The Old Cuban has more calories (about 225 against 150) and more sugar (19.6 g against 10.3 g). Both are shaken; the French 75 is served in a flute, the Old Cuban in a coupe.
Wine & Bubbles · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Old Cuban.
Wine & Bubbles · Rum
The ratio · 1½ : ¾ : 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the French 75.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
French 75 vs.
Old Cuban vs.