Last Word
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 18.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.61
- Calories
- 209
- Sugar
- 11.7 g
- ¾ ozGin23 ml
- ¾ ozGreen Chartreuse23 ml
- ¾ ozMaraschino liqueur23 ml
- ¾ ozLime juice23 ml
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Midori Sour.
Head to head
Last Word and Midori Sour side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lime juice. Only the Last Word has gin, Green Chartreuse and Maraschino liqueur; only the Midori Sour has Midori, vodka, lemon juice and soda water. In parts, a Last Word is 1 gin, 1 Chartreuse, 1 Maraschino and 1 lime; a Midori Sour is 4 Midori, 2 vodka, 1 lime, 1 lemon and 1 soda. By volume, the Last Word is 50% liqueur, 25% spirit and 25% citrus; the Midori Sour is 45% liqueur, 22% spirit, 22% citrus and 11% mixer and juice. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Last Word is the stronger drink in the glass (18.1% ABV against 11.8%) and holds more alcohol (1.61 standard drinks against 1.35). The Midori Sour has more calories (about 224 against 209) and more sugar (21.7 g against 11.7 g). Both are shaken; the Last Word is served in a coupe, the Midori Sour in a rocks glass.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Midori Sour.
Sours · Vodka
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Last Word.
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.
Last Word vs.
Midori Sour vs.