South Side
Sours · Gin
- Strength
- 13.6%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 178
- Sugar
- 10.0 g
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup15 ml
- 5–6 leavesMint
- A few dropsEgg white (optional)
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tom Collins.
Head to head
South Side and Tom Collins side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and sugar in both. The South Side shakes them with mint and serves them short and up; the Tom Collins skips the mint, uses much less sugar and is filled up with soda water.
By the numbers
The South Side uses mint where the Tom Collins uses soda water; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a South Side is 4 gin, 2 lemon and 1 syrup; a Tom Collins is 1 lemon, 2 gin and 2 soda. By volume, the South Side is 57% spirit, 29% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar; the Tom Collins is 39% mixer and juice, 39% spirit, 19% citrus and 3% syrup and sugar.
The South Side is the stronger drink in the glass (13.6% ABV against 11.1%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.35 standard drinks each). The South Side has more calories (about 178 against 150) and more sugar (10.0 g against 3.5 g). Both are shaken; the South Side is served in a coupe, the Tom Collins in a highball.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tom Collins.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 1 : 2 : 2
Highlighted: not in the South Side.
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