Gin Fizz

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (150 ratings)

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

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
0.42 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon slice on rim & mint sprig

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass (without ice). TOP with soda to create frothy head.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Everyone has heard of this clean, refreshing cocktail, but few have actually tried it.

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Variant:

With the addition of egg white this drink becomes a Silver 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 green crème de menthe it's a
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.

244. Whiskey Fiz.
(Use small bar glass.)
4 or 5 dashes of gum syrup.
Juice of ½ a lemon.
1 small wineglass of whiskey.
Fill the glass half full of shaved ice, shake up well and strain into a glass.
Fill up the glass with Seltzer water from a syphon and drink without hesitation.

245. Brandy Fiz.
This is concocted the same way as the "Whiskey Fiz, substituting brandy for whiskey.

246. Gin Fiz.
The same as Whiskey Fiz, substituting gin for whiskey.

Jerry "The Professor" Thomas, Jerry Thomas' Bar-tenders Guide, 1876

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Fizz contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 9.74% alc./vol. (9.74° proof)
  • 13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
20th March 2023 at 19:49
Gin lemonade. As simple as that. I made this two years ago with Bombay Sapphire, which was pine-ier than my favourite Beefeater.
Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
31st October 2022 at 22:47
A very light, very refreshing cocktail. Has a "lemonade"-like flavor. Will definitely go on the "summer" rotation next year.
Carol Smith’s Avatar Carol Smith
25th August 2022 at 15:57
This is great (and surprisingly light) summer drink when made with these specs. Apart from the strong ratios and the sweeter garnish, I don't see what makes it different from a Tom Collins though?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
27th August 2022 at 08:12
The main difference is that a Fizz is served in a glass without ice (or with crushed ice) but a Collins is always over cubed/cracked ice. A Collins is also served in a 12oz - 14oaz glass while a Fizz is served in a Highball glass (max 10oz).