Gin Fizz
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
- Strength
- 10.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 130
- Sugar
- 6.9 g
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- 2 tspSimple syrup10 ml
- A splashSoda water≈ 1 oz
The ratio · 1½ : 1 : ¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Head to head
Gin Fizz and South Side side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and syrup, shaken, in both. The South Side adds mint and more gin and is served up; the Gin Fizz is lengthened with soda, so it is lighter in alcohol.
By the numbers
The Gin Fizz uses soda water where the South Side uses mint; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Gin Fizz is 1½ gin, 1 lemon, ¼ syrup and 1 soda; a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Gin Fizz is 39% spirit, 26% mixer and juice, 26% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar; the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar.
The South Side is the stronger drink in the glass (13.6% ABV against 10.9%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.01). The South Side has more calories (about 178 against 130) and more sugar (10.0 g against 6.9 g). Both are shaken; the Gin Fizz is served in a highball, the South Side in a coupe.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 1½ : 1 : ¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gin Fizz.
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