Kamikaze
Sours · Vodka
- Strength
- 15.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 170
- Sugar
- 8.0 g
- 1 ozVodka30 ml
- 1 ozTriple sec30 ml
- 1 ozLime juice30 ml
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Margarita.
Head to head
Kamikaze and Margarita side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Triple sec and lime in both: the Kamikaze with vodka, the Margarita with tequila. The Kamikaze is equal parts, so it is sweeter and tarter; the Margarita leans on the tequila and is stronger.
By the numbers
The Kamikaze uses vodka where the Margarita uses tequila; both have triple sec and lime juice. In parts, a Kamikaze is 1 vodka, 1 triple sec and 1 lime; a Margarita is 2½ tequila, 1 triple sec and ¾ lime. By volume, the Kamikaze is 34% liqueur, 33% spirit and 33% citrus; the Margarita is 59% spirit, 23% liqueur and 18% citrus.
The Margarita is the stronger drink in the glass (18.8% ABV against 15.9%) and holds more alcohol (1.58 standard drinks against 1.35). Calories are close (about 170 and 179), but the Kamikaze has more sugar (8.0 g against 5.3 g). Both are shaken; the Kamikaze is served in a martini glass, the Margarita in a coupe.
Sours · Vodka
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2½ : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Kamikaze.
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Kamikaze vs.
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