Glass:

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of half lemon slice wheel.

How to make:

3. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
4. STRAIN into chilled glass (no ice in glass).
5. TOP with soda.

Garnish:

6. Garnish with half lemon slice wheel on rim.

Review:

Everyone has heard of this clean, refreshing cocktail, but few have experienced the real thing. The Gin Fizz is differentiated from a Gin Collins (properly called a John Collins) by the small (10oz max) highball glass it's served in. (Collins' are served in larger 12oz Collins glasses.) Importantly, a fizz is also served without ice in the glass.

Variant:

Some folks believe a Gin Fizz contains egg white, but the addition of egg white makes it a Silver Gin Fizz
With egg yolk it becomes a Golden Fizz
With a whole egg, it's a Royal Fizz
With brut sparkling wine in place of soda, it's a Diamond Fizz
With orange flower water and cream it's a Ramos Gin Fizz
With a dash of crème de menthe, it's a Green Fizz
With equal parts sloe gin and grapefruit juice in place of gin and lemon juice, it's a Purple Fizz

History:

A mid-19th century classic which appears in Jerry "The Professor" Thomas' 1876 Jerry Thomas' Bar-tenders Guide.

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Fizz contains 182 calories

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