Mint Julep
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey
- Strength
- 27.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.52
- Calories
- 159
- Sugar
- 2.5 g
- 2 ozBourbon60 ml
- 4 sprigsMint
- 1 tspPowdered sugar
- 2 tspWater
The ratio · 6 : ½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Sazerac.
Head to head
Mint Julep and Sazerac side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have sugar. Only the Mint Julep has bourbon, mint and water; only the Sazerac has Cognac, absinthe and Peychaud’s bitters. In parts, a Mint Julep is 6 whiskey, ½ sugar and 1 water; a Sazerac is 8 brandy and 1 sugar. By volume, the Mint Julep is 81% spirit, 14% mixer and juice and 5% syrup and sugar; the Sazerac is 87% spirit and 11% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Mint Julep is the stronger drink in the glass (27.9% ABV against 25.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.52 standard drinks against 1.19). The Mint Julep has more calories (about 159 against 132), but the Sazerac has more sugar (4.0 g against 2.5 g). The Mint Julep is built and served in a julep cup; the Sazerac is stirred and served in a rocks glass.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey
The ratio · 6 : ½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Sazerac.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Brandy
The ratio · 8 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Mint Julep.
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