Gin Fizz
An easy way to remember fizz cocktails is that they’re almost always sours, topped with soda and served in a highball glass. The Gin Fizz cocktail is no exception.
Ingredients:
Serve in a Highball glass
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 oz simple syrup
- Top with soda
Garnish: 1 lemon wedge
Tools & Equipment
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Highball Glass
Cocktail Shaker
Bar Spoons
How to Make
- Add the first 3 ingredients to your shaker
- Shake hard for 10-15 seconds
- Strain into an ice-filled highball glass
- Top with soda
- Add the garnish
About
The Gin Fizz is a cocktail that was invented in the late 1800s. It’s light, refreshing and has a nice citrus flavor.
The name of the drink comes from James Fenton, who apparently drank it every day while he wrote his column for The London Daily Telegraph newspaper. He called it “the gin fizz,” which later became just “fizz.”
The ingredients are: gin (or vodka), lime juice, lemon juice or orange flower water, sugar syrup or superfine sugar to taste (optional) and club soda. Ice cubes are also needed if you want to serve it on ice; otherwise mix all the ingredients together with some crushed ice first before adding more cold club soda.
