French Martini
Fruity & Up · Vodka
- Strength
- 16.2%
- Std. drinks
- 1.15
- Calories
- 139
- Sugar
- 6.1 g
- 1½ ozVodka45 ml
- ½ ozRaspberry liqueur15 ml
- ½ ozPineapple juice15 ml
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Paradise.
Head to head
French Martini and Paradise side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the French Martini has vodka, raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice, the Paradise gin, apricot liqueur and orange juice. In parts, a French Martini is 3 vodka, 1 raspberry and 1 pineapple; a Paradise is 2 gin, 1¼ apricot and 1 orange. By volume, the French Martini is 60% spirit, 20% mixer and juice and 20% liqueur; the Paradise is 46% spirit, 31% liqueur and 23% mixer and juice. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The French Martini is the stronger drink in the glass (16.2% ABV against 15.5%) and holds more alcohol (1.15 standard drinks against 0.95). The French Martini has more calories (about 139 against 120), with about the same sugar (6.1 g and 6.3 g). Both are shaken; the French Martini is served in a martini glass, the Paradise in a coupe.
Fruity & Up · Vodka
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Paradise.
Fruity & Up · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the French Martini.
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 Martini vs.
Paradise vs.