Green Fizz

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe
1 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
Top up with Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon slice & mint sprig

How to make:

SHAKE first four ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass. TOP with soda.

Review:

Fresh, cleansing and refreshing - as only a minty Fizz can be.

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Variant:

Gin Fizz

History:

A mid-19th century classic.

Nutrition:

One serving of Green Fizz contains 200 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 18.51% alc./vol. (18.51° proof)
  • 20.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Tom W’s Avatar Tom W
22nd March 2021 at 23:44
The proportion of creme de menthe in this cocktail is spot on for my taste - pleasantly minty without becoming overly toothpaste-flavoured. Also, the sourness of the lemons is balanced by the sugar syrup.
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