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Tonight if you have Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, and Soda Water.
Missing: Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Soda Water
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Ingredients
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How to make
- Chill a highball glass.
- Leave it empty — no ice in the serving glass, which is the difference from a Tom Collins.
- Add 2 oz gin, 1 oz lemon juice, and ¾ oz simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until frosty, then strain into the chilled glass.
- Top with cold soda water so a foam head rises.
- Do not stir much or you knock the fizz down.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim.
History
The Gin Fizz is the late-19th-century sparkling sour: gin, lemon, sugar, and soda. It showed up in the 1876 appendix to Jerry Thomas's Bar-Tender's Guide and in Harry Johnson's 1882 manual. The Ramos Gin Fizz is the creamy New Orleans elaboration; this is the clean original. Serve it without ice in the glass so the soda can throw a foam — that is the whole split from a Tom Collins, which is the same sour poured over ice. If gin, lemon, syrup, and soda are already in the pantry, mix the fizz when you want it short and foamy, the Collins when you want it tall and cold.
Glassware
Built for long drinks with ice and a mixer — keeps the pour cold and easy to top up.
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Gin Fizz FAQ
What ingredients are in a Gin Fizz?
A Gin Fizz is made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and soda water. Amounts and pantry matching are in the ingredients list on this page.
How do you make a Gin Fizz?
Chill a highball glass. Leave it empty — no ice in the serving glass, which is the difference from a Tom Collins. Add 2 oz gin, 1 oz lemon juice, and ¾ oz simple syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake hard until frosty, then strain into the chilled glass. Top with cold soda water so a foam head rises. Do not stir much or you knock the fizz down. Garnish with a lemon wheel on the rim.
What glass do you serve a Gin Fizz in?
Serve a Gin Fizz in a Highball. Built for long drinks with ice and a mixer — keeps the pour cold and easy to top up.
Can I make a Gin Fizz with bottles I already own?
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