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Gin Fizz

Gin

Gin Fizz

Base
Gin
Family
Fizz and collins
Era
Up to 1919
Date
1882
Glass
Highball glass
Technique
Shaken, Built in the glass
Flavour
Citrus, Dry
Strength
Light
IBA list
The Unforgettables

Ingredients

IngredientAmount
Gin45 ml
Lemon juice30 ml
Sugar syrup15 ml
Soda waterto top
Lemon slice (garnish)one

Method

  1. Shake the gin, juice and syrup with ice.
  2. Strain into a glass with ice and top with soda water.

Tools

Place of origin

United States

United States
Natural Earth

Where it is most consumed

It had its heyday in the United States in the first half of the 20th century.

An impression, not a measured figure

Curious stories

Documented

One of its variants, the Ramos Gin Fizz, was born in a New Orleans bar in 1888.

Sources

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