Grand Margarita
Sours · Tequila
- Strength
- 19.0%
- Std. drinks
- 1.69
- Calories
- 200
- Sugar
- 7.8 g
- 1½ ozTequila45 ml
- 1 ozGrand Marnier30 ml
- ½ ozLime juice15 ml
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the White Lady.
Head to head
Grand Margarita and White Lady side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Grand Margarita has tequila, Grand Marnier and lime juice, the White Lady gin, triple sec and lemon juice. In parts, a Grand Margarita is 3 tequila, 2 Grand Marnier and 1 lime; a White Lady is 2 gin, 1½ triple sec and 1 lemon. By volume, the Grand Margarita is 50% spirit, 33% liqueur and 17% citrus; the White Lady is 45% spirit, 33% liqueur and 22% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Grand Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (19.0% ABV against 17.8%) and holds more alcohol (1.69 standard drinks against 1.58). The Grand Margarita has more calories (about 200 against 189), with about the same sugar (7.8 g and 8.0 g). Both are shaken; the Grand Margarita is served in a rocks glass, the White Lady in a coupe.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the White Lady.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Grand Margarita.
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Grand Margarita vs.
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