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GIN FIZZ
2 measures gin
Juice of half a large lemon
1 tsp superfine sugar
Soda water
I’ve become a gin lover this year and cocktails like the GIN
FIZZ are the reason why. GIN FIZZ is the original sweet and sour drink. It was
created in New Orleans in the 1880s, way before the invention of sweet and sour
mix. Back then, you took something sour, like a lemon, and something sweet, like
sugar, and mixed it together. To make the GIN FIZZ, you put some high-quality gin,
the juice from half a lemon (or one measure of lemon juice), and some superfine
sugar, and put it all into a cocktail shaker. Mix it up with ice, and shake and
strain into a frosted glass half-filled with ice. Leave some room to top it off
with the club soda. The amount of soda is a matter of personal taste.
Sadly,
my gin fizz fizzled because the only
supply of club soda in the house was flat. But even though I was missing the
bubbles, I found the GIN FIZZ to be surprisingly good. It was a lip-smacking
cocktail that brought out the flirt in me. I love vintage cocktails and this
one is a class act. The sweet and sour balance is perfect, and it reminded me
of a refreshing lemonade.
Of all the gin drinks
in all the world, this is a good one to wander into.
Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie
Connie, you forgot the most important ingredient, the egg white. The original Ramis Gin Fizz was gin, lemon and line juice, sugar, vanilla extract, orange flower water, heavy cream and an egg white. Everything but the club soda is shaken vigorously then poured in a collins glass with ice and topped with the soda.
ReplyDeleteGranted, I don't use the cream or flower water myself, but try it with the egg white - the creamy texture is to die for!