Mary Pickford vs. Passion Fruit Martini

The difference, by the numbers

They have no ingredient in common: the Mary Pickford has white rum, pineapple juice, Maraschino liqueur and grenadine, the Passion Fruit Martini vanilla vodka, passion fruit liqueur, passion fruit purée and vanilla sugar. In parts, a Mary Pickford is 1 rum and 1 pineapple; a Passion Fruit Martini is 1 vodka, ½ passion liqueur, 1 passion fruit and ¼ sugar. By volume, the Mary Pickford is 44% mixer and juice, 44% spirit, 7% liqueur and 5% syrup and sugar; the Passion Fruit Martini is 38% spirit, 37% mixer and juice, 15% liqueur and 10% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.

The Mary Pickford is the stronger drink in the glass (12.7% ABV against 11.0%), but the Passion Fruit Martini is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.52 standard drinks against 1.15). The Passion Fruit Martini has more calories (about 235 against 163) and more sugar (21.1 g against 9.6 g). Both are shaken; the Mary Pickford is served in a coupe, the Passion Fruit Martini in a martini glass.