Screwdriver
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
- Strength
- 12.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.13
- Calories
- 158
- Sugar
- 8.8 g
- 1¾ ozVodka50 ml
- 3¼ ozOrange juice100 ml
The ratio · 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Tequila Sunrise.
Head to head
Screwdriver and Tequila Sunrise side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have orange juice. Only the Screwdriver has vodka; only the Tequila Sunrise has tequila and grenadine. In parts, a Screwdriver is 1 vodka and 2 orange; a Tequila Sunrise is 3 tequila, 6 orange and 1 grenadine. By volume, the Screwdriver is 67% mixer and juice and 33% spirit; the Tequila Sunrise is 60% mixer and juice, 30% spirit and 10% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Screwdriver is the stronger drink in the glass (12.1% ABV against 11.0%) and holds more alcohol (1.13 standard drinks against 1.01). The Tequila Sunrise has more calories (about 194 against 158) and more sugar (16.9 g against 8.8 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Vodka
The ratio · 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Tequila Sunrise.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 3 : 6 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Screwdriver.
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.
Screwdriver vs.
Tequila Sunrise vs.