Tommy’s Margarita
Sours · Tequila
- Strength
- 12.7%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 268
- Sugar
- 28.4 g
- 2 ozTequila60 ml
- 1 ozLime juice30 ml
- 1 ozAgave nectar30 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Full Tommy’s Margarita recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Whiskey Sour.
Head to head
Tommy’s Margarita and Whiskey Sour side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Tommy’s Margarita has tequila, lime juice and agave syrup, the Whiskey Sour bourbon, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a Tommy’s Margarita is 2 tequila, 1 lime and 1 agave; a Whiskey Sour is 2¼ whiskey, 1¼ lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Tommy’s Margarita is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus; the Whiskey Sour is 50% spirit, 28% citrus and 22% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Whiskey Sour is the stronger drink in the glass (13.4% ABV against 12.7%), but the Tommy’s Margarita is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.14). The Tommy’s Margarita has more calories (about 268 against 168) and more sugar (28.4 g against 13.0 g). Both are shaken; the Tommy’s Margarita is served in a rocks glass, the Whiskey Sour in a coupe.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Full Tommy’s Margarita recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Whiskey Sour.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2¼ : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
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Tommy’s Margarita vs.
Whiskey Sour vs.