Ramos Gin Fizz

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Serve in

a Collins glass...
2 fl oz Rutte Dry Gin
½ fl oz Freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ fl oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ fl oz Giffard Sugar Cane Syrup
⅙ fl oz Orange flower water
3 drop Vanilla extract (optional)
½ fl oz Pasteurised egg white
1 fl oz Single cream / half-and-half
Top up with Soda from siphon
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How to make:

SHAKE first 8 ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE without ice and strain into chilled glass (no ice in glass). TOP with soda from siphon.

Some recipes for a Ramos Gin Fizz, and indeed Henry’s original recipe, calls for old tom gin, in which case you may need to reduce the amount of sugar syrup depending on your old tom.

Garnish:

Lemon slice & mint sprig

AKA:

Ramos Fizz, New Orleans Fizz or One And Only One

Comment:

One of the great classic cocktails. The perfect balance of sweet and sour is enhanced by the incredibly smooth, almost fluffy mouthfeel.

Variant:

Gin Fizz

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