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Gin Rickey vs. Mojito

Gin Rickey and Mojito side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.

The difference, by the numbers

Both have lime juice and soda water. Only the Gin Rickey has gin; only the Mojito has white rum, mint and sugar. In parts, a Gin Rickey is 1 lime, 3 gin and 4 soda; a Mojito is 2¼ rum, 1 lime, ¾ sugar and 3 soda. By volume, the Gin Rickey is 50% mixer and juice, 38% spirit and 12% citrus; the Mojito is 44% mixer and juice, 33% spirit, 14% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.

They are about equally strong in the glass (13.3% and 13.1% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (1.01 standard drinks each). The Mojito has more calories (about 136 against 103) and more sugar (8.3 g against 0.3 g). Both are built and served in a highball.

Gin Rickey

Highballs & Fizzes · Gin

Strength: 13.3%
Std. drinks: 1.01
Calories: 103
Sugar: 0.3 g

½Juice of half a lime
1½ ozGin45 ml
Top withSoda water≈ 2 oz

Built, served in a highball. About 4½ oz (135 ml) in the glass. Garnish: The squeezed lime shell, dropped in.

The ratio · 1 : 3 : 4

LimeGinSoda

Full Gin Rickey recipe →

Highlighted: not in the Mojito.

Mojito

Highballs & Fizzes · Rum

Strength: 13.1%
Std. drinks: 1.01
Calories: 136
Sugar: 8.3 g

1½ ozWhite Cuban rum45 ml
¾ ozLime juice20 ml
6 sprigsMint
2 tspWhite cane sugar
Top withSoda water≈ 2 oz

Built, served in a highball. About 4½ oz (137 ml) in the glass. Garnish: Mint sprigs and a lime slice.

The ratio · 2¼ : 1 : ¾ : 3

RumLimeSugarSoda

Full Mojito recipe →

Highlighted: not in the Gin Rickey.

On the ratio map

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.

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