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comprehensive list available
May 8, 2013 / 13 Comments / in Tips & Tricks / by Michael Kjeldsen

If you want to layer different alcohol types, you have to

remember to have the heaviest spirit at the bottom and then
work your way up. If you dont remember this, all the layers will
mix in the glass, destroying the effect. Below you will find an
alcohol density chart of some of the most common known
spirits density. The bigger the difference is between two types
of alcohol, the easier it will be for you to layer them.
A rule of thumb is, that the lower the percentage of alcohol, the
more sugar is still in the fluid = heavier liquid

(Be aware that this list is in no way complete, so if you know

where to find the density of a fluid that is not on the list, you
are more than welcome to mention it in the comments.)
Name

Density

Grenadine

1.18

Creme de Cassis

1.18

Anisette

1.175

Crme de Noyaux

1.165

Creme de Almond

1.16

Creme de Banana

1.14

Creme de Cacao

1.14

White Crme de Cacao

1.14

Coffee Liquor

1.13

Parfrait dAmour

1.13

Cherry liqueur

1.12

Green Crme de Menthe

1.12

Strawberry liqueur

1.12

White Crme de Menthe

1.12

Blue Curacao

1.11

Galliano

1.11

Amaretto

1.10

Blackberry Liquor

1.10

Apricot Liquor

1.09

Tia Maria

1.09

Triple sec

1.09

Drambuie

1.08

Frangelico

1.08

Orange Curacao

1.08

Campari

1.06

Apricot brandy

1.06

Blackberry brandy

1.06

Cherry brandy

1.06

Peach brandy

1.06

Yellow Chartreuse

1.06

Baileys Irish Cream

1.057

Midori Melon Liquor

1.05

Rock and Rye

1.05

Benedictine

1.04

Brandy

1.04

Cherry Liquor

1.04

Cointreau

1.04

Kummel

1.04

Peach liqueur

1.04

Peppermint schnapps

1.04

Sloe gin

1.04

Tonic Water, Indian Tonic Water

1.031

Green Chartreuse

1.01

Water

1.00

Tuaca

0.98

Southern Comfort

0.97

Vodka (40%)

0.916

Absinthe

0.89

Everclear (75%)

0.84

Everclear (95%)

0.80

Alcohol, pure (ethanol)

0.789

(Alcohol density chart, courtesy of various sources)

Good luck with your masterpieces

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Shane Fisher
January 15, 2014 at 2:49 am

Wondering if these densities are in

miligrams?
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Michael Kjeldsen
January 15, 2014 at 6:10 am

Hi Shane,

the are not in milligrams, but instead

relative numbers. Water is 1 and the
rest are sorted relative to that.
I hope that makes sense
BR,
Michael
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Jim the chemist

December 12, 2015 at 8:00 pm

Grams/ml, no doubt. The density of

water is 1.0
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Chris the Chemical

Engineer
December 19, 2015 at 1:12 am

Its the specific gravity of the

substance which is the ratio
of the density of a liquid with
respect to water and is
dimension -less. For example
1.13 could be in kg/L or g/ml
or any other mass/volume
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Bilbo
August 30, 2014 at 2:24 pm

Couple of additions:
Absinthe 0.89
Everclear (95%) 0.80
Everclear (75%) 0.84
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Jeremy
September 18, 2014 at 2:42 am

I know that water is set at a 1, but I am

wondering if tonic water would change the
density at all. I have an idea for an
interesting drink but I need to be able to
float three layers, with tonic water being
the center layer.
Reply

Michael Kjeldsen
September 18, 2014 at 10:45 am

Hi Jeremy,
as for whether tonic water has a
higher or lower (or the same) density
value, I cant tell you. What I can tell
you though, is that carbonated fluids
are highly unstable when it comes to
layering:
Tip: How to layer carbonated fluids
Without having tried it, Id say youre
in for some serious experimenting.
But why dont you just try it out?
Reply

Joshua Neill
October 1, 2015 at 4:14 pm

Hi Michael,
As a Hospitality and Catering Student here
in Britain, part of my course is to make
cocktails and research them, and honestly
this is the most useful tool for me as it
helps me how to layer my drinks.
Josh
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Michael Kjeldsen
October 2, 2015 at 10:29 am

Hi Joshua,
cool! Im very glad you find it useful
please do share with your fellow
students as well
/michael
Reply

Rachel
January 15, 2016 at 12:27 am

Do you know how different the densities

need to be to layer? Could I, for example,
make a drink that is a layer of white creme
de cacao topped with a layer of green
creme de menthe or is 1.14 and 1.12 too
similar to be even momentarily stable?
Reply

Michael Kjeldsen
January 15, 2016 at 12:16 pm

The bigger the difference, the easier

the layering will happen. Im not sure
whether youll be able to layer them,
due to the next-to-not-existing
difference in density, but please try
and then come back and tell us the
result in the comments
Reply

Rachel
January 15, 2016 at 2:28 pm

Ok, thanks. Maybe Ill try

using peppermint schnapps
instead of creme de menthe
and coloring it green with

food color before layering.

That has a much lower
density than creme de cacao
and would probably layer
better and make a final
product with a similar taste
overall.
Reply

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