Gin Basil Smash
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 14.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 191
- Sugar
- 14.4 g
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- ¾ ozSimple syrup23 ml
- 10 leavesBasil
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gin Fizz.
Head to head
Gin Basil Smash and Gin Fizz side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Both shake gin with lemon and syrup. The Gin Basil Smash adds fresh basil and more syrup; the Gin Fizz adds soda instead, which makes it the lighter, tarter drink.
By the numbers
The Gin Basil Smash uses basil where the Gin Fizz uses soda water; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Gin Basil Smash is 2¾ gin, 1 lemon and 1 syrup; a Gin Fizz is 1½ gin, 1 lemon, ¼ syrup and 1 soda. By volume, the Gin Basil Smash is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus; the Gin Fizz is 39% spirit, 26% mixer and juice, 26% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar.
The Gin Basil Smash is the stronger drink in the glass (14.1% ABV against 10.9%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.01). The Gin Basil Smash has more calories (about 191 against 130) and more sugar (14.4 g against 6.9 g). Both are shaken; the Gin Basil Smash is served in a coupe, the Gin Fizz in a highball.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gin Fizz.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 1½ : 1 : ¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gin Basil Smash.
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