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 South Side.
Head to head
Gin Basil Smash and South Side side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Two gin sours lifted with a fresh herb: basil in the Gin Basil Smash, mint in the South Side. The Smash takes as much syrup as lemon, so it is the sweeter of the two; the South Side, with twice as much lemon as syrup, is tarter.
By the numbers
The Gin Basil Smash uses basil where the South Side uses mint; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Gin Basil Smash is 2¾ gin, 1 lemon and 1 syrup; a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Gin Basil Smash is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus; the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar.
The Gin Basil Smash is the stronger drink in the glass (14.1% ABV against 13.6%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.35 standard drinks each). The Gin Basil Smash has more calories (about 191 against 178) and more sugar (14.4 g against 10.0 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gin Basil Smash.
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