Madras
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
- Strength
- 8.0%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 213
- Sugar
- 16.7 g
- 2 ozVodka60 ml
- 3 ozCranberry juice90 ml
- 2 ozOrange juice60 ml
The ratio · 1 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Sea Breeze.
Head to head
Madras and Sea Breeze side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Vodka and cranberry in both: the Madras adds orange juice, the Sea Breeze grapefruit. The Madras pours more vodka and holds more alcohol; the Sea Breeze is sharper.
By the numbers
The Madras uses orange juice where the Sea Breeze uses grapefruit juice; both have vodka and cranberry juice. In parts, a Madras is 1 vodka, 1½ cranberry and 1 orange; a Sea Breeze is 1 vodka, 3 cranberry and ¾ grapefruit. By volume, the Madras is 71% mixer and juice and 29% spirit; the Sea Breeze is 63% mixer and juice, 21% spirit and 16% citrus.
They are about equally strong in the glass (8.0% and 7.7% ABV), but the Madras is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 0.90). The Madras has more calories (about 213 against 170), but the Sea Breeze has more sugar (18.1 g against 16.7 g). Both are served in a highball; the Madras is shaken, the Sea Breeze built.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
The ratio · 1 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Sea Breeze.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
The ratio · 1 : 3 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Madras.
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