Name: Gin Fizz
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz London Dry Gin; ¾ oz Fresh lemon juice; ¾ oz Simple syrup; Club soda (chilled) to top; Lemon slice to garnish

Ingredients

2 oz London Dry Gin
¾ oz Fresh lemon juice
¾ oz Simple syrup
Club soda (chilled) to top
Lemon slice to garnish

Method

1

Shake the baseAdd gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake hard for 12 seconds.
2

Strain into glass without iceStrain into a highball glass — with NO ice. A Fizz is always served without ice in the glass; the soda does the chilling.
3

Top with cold sodaGently pour cold club soda down the side of the glass. Use fresh soda — flat soda ruins the fizz.
4

GarnishFloat a lemon slice on top. Serve immediately — the carbonation fades fast.

The Fizz Family Template

The Gin Fizz is the parent cocktail of an entire drink family. Add egg white and it becomes a Silver Fizz. Add both egg white and yolk for a Golden Fizz. Add cream, orange flower water, and lemon for a Ramos Gin Fizz (and shake for 12 minutes). Add egg white and stout beer for a Chicago Fizz. Every variation is a Gin Fizz with something added.

The Ramos Gin Fizz deserves special mention: created by Henry Charles Ramos in New Orleans in 1888, it adds ½ oz heavy cream, 1 egg white, 3 drops of orange flower water, and lime juice to the standard recipe, shaken for a legendary 12 minutes. It's a workout, a spectacle, and worth every second.

Variations

🥚 Silver Fizz

Add 1 egg white to the shaker before the ice. Dry shake first (without ice) for 15 seconds, then add ice and shake again. Creates a dense, creamy foam.

🌿 Elderflower Fizz

Replace simple syrup with elderflower liqueur. Add a sprig of fresh mint to the glass. Floral and spring-like.

🌿 Sloe Gin Fizz

Replace gin with sloe gin (or use half each). The berry-almond character of sloe gin makes a dramatically different, fruitier fizz.

🥂 Gin Fizz

The Fizz Family Template

🥚 Silver Fizz

🌿 Elderflower Fizz

🌿 Sloe Gin Fizz