John Collins
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
- Strength
- 10.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 142
- Sugar
- 10.0 g
- 1½ ozGin45 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup15 ml
- 2 ozSoda water60 ml
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Ramos Fizz.
Head to head
John Collins and Ramos Fizz side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and soda water. Only the Ramos Fizz has lime juice, cream, egg white, orange flower water and vanilla extract. In parts, a John Collins is 3 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 soda; a Ramos Fizz is 1½ gin, ½ lime, ½ lemon, 1 syrup, 2 cream and 1 soda. By volume, the John Collins is 40% mixer and juice, 30% spirit, 20% citrus and 10% syrup and sugar; the Ramos Fizz is 46% mixer and juice, 23% spirit, 16% syrup and sugar and 15% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The John Collins is the stronger drink in the glass (10.9% ABV against 5.9%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.01 standard drinks each). The Ramos Fizz has more calories (about 400 against 142) and more sugar (21.1 g against 10.0 g). Both are served in a highball; the John Collins is built, the Ramos Fizz shaken.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Ramos Fizz.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 1½ : ½ : ½ : 1 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the John Collins.
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John Collins vs.
Ramos Fizz vs.