Ingredients
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4,5 cl of gin
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3 cl of lemon juice
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1 cl of sugar syrup
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8 cl of soda
Directions
The Gin Fizz is one of the oldest cocktails in the history of mixed drinks, the founder of the Fizz drinks (sours lengthened with soda), and we can find its recipe in the great book of Jerry Thomas, the cocktails Bible: How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant’s Companion.
If you want to make a Gin Fizz the process is very simple: shake gin, lemon juice, and sugar, and then add some soda to transform it into a beautiful long drink of great aromatic precision.
At this point, you may have noticed the similarity with the John/Tom Collins cocktail, and in fact, they are very similar, but first of all Tom Collins is stirred not shaken and you can find two drops of Angostura in it.
These seem minimal differences and both drinks are excellent and refreshing as summer or after-dinner cocktails, but Gin Fizz is more direct and simple, while the John/Tom Collins is a little bit more layered and sophisticated.
Ingredients of the Gin Fizz cocktail
- 4.5 cl of gin
- 3 cl fresh lemon juice
- 1 cl sugar syrup
- 8 cl of soda
How to make the perfect Gin Fizz drink
We already said the cocktail must be prepared in a shaker.
Squeeze half of a lemon, strain the juice, and put it in a shaker with ice, gin, and sugar syrup. Shake for 14 seconds and pour into a highball glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a slice of lemon and add a splash of soda.
Great Gin Cocktail you should try
Gin Tonic, Paradise, Tom Collins, Heidi, Bramble, Negroni, French 75, Tuxedo, Dry Martini.
Gin Fizz food pairings
Recommended dishes: baked pasta, stuffed veal, seared tuna steak, fish balls.
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