Head to head
Gunshop Fizz and Kentucky Buck side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice, simple syrup and strawberries. Only the Gunshop Fizz has Peychaud’s bitters, cucumber, citrus peel and Sanbitter; only the Kentucky Buck has bourbon, Angostura bitters and ginger beer. In parts, a Gunshop Fizz is 2 Peychaud’s bitters, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 2 Sanbitter; a Kentucky Buck is ½ lemon, ¼ syrup, 1 whiskey and 1 ginger beer. By volume, the Gunshop Fizz is 33% mixer and juice, 33% spirit, 17% syrup and sugar and 17% citrus; the Kentucky Buck is 38% mixer and juice, 38% spirit, 14% citrus and 10% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Kentucky Buck is the stronger drink in the glass (11.4% ABV against 7.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.56 standard drinks against 1.18). The Gunshop Fizz has more calories (about 240 against 222) and more sugar (29.5 g against 16.4 g). Both are shaken and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Peychaud’s bitters
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Kentucky Buck.
Highballs & Fizzes · Whiskey
The ratio · ½ : ¼ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gunshop Fizz.
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.
Gunshop Fizz vs.
Kentucky Buck vs.