Pink Lady
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 15.4%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 154
- Sugar
- 2.9 g
- 1 ozLime juice30 ml
- 1 ozGin30 ml
- 1 ozApplejack30 ml
- 5 dashesGrenadine
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Head to head
Pink Lady and South Side side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have gin. Only the Pink Lady has lime juice, Calvados and grenadine; only the South Side has lemon juice, simple syrup and mint. In parts, a Pink Lady is 1 lime, 1 gin and 1 Calvados; a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Pink Lady is 64% spirit, 32% citrus and 4% syrup and sugar; the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Pink Lady is the stronger drink in the glass (15.4% ABV against 13.6%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.35 standard drinks each). The South Side has more calories (about 178 against 154) and more sugar (10.0 g against 2.9 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Pink Lady.
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Pink Lady vs.
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