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
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Head to head
Gin Basil Smash and Juliet and Romeo side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have gin and simple syrup. Only the Gin Basil Smash has lemon juice and basil; only the Juliet and Romeo has lime juice, cucumber, mint, salt, rose water and Angostura bitters. In parts, a Gin Basil Smash is 2¾ gin, 1 lemon and 1 syrup; a Juliet and Romeo is 2¾ gin, 1 lime and 1 syrup. By volume, the Gin Basil Smash is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus; the Juliet and Romeo is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (both 14.1% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (1.35 and 1.36 standard drinks). Calories and sugar are close: about 191 and 193 calories, 14.4 g and 14.2 g of sugar. Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Juliet and Romeo.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Full Juliet and Romeo recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Gin Basil Smash.
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Gin Basil Smash vs.
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