Gin Fizz
The Gin Fizz is gin, lemon and sugar shaken cold and topped with soda in a tall glass. It is lighter and more effervescent than a sour, with crisp lemon and a clean gin finish. A bright drink for the grey stretch of January.
- GlassCollins
- MethodShaken
- Ingredients4
Directions
- Shake the gin, lemon juice and syrup with ice.
- Strain into a tumbler over ice.
- Top with soda water.
ToolsJiggerShakerHawthorne strainerCollins glass
Don't have these? Build a drink from your shelf →History
Fizzes appear in Jerry Thomas's 1876 bar guide and became a craze in the late 19th century, especially in New Orleans and other Southern cities. Bartenders added egg whites, cream and fruit to create a whole family of variations. The Gin Fizz is the plain original.
Making a batch? Scale it for a crowd, add dilution water, and see how many bottles to buy.
What you'll need to buy
Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.
Bottle math, generally
Batching dilution
When you batch, there's no ice melting in a shaker, so you add the water yourself: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken ones.
Don't have these bottles? Work with what you've got.
Tell the Cocktail Creator what's on your shelf and what mood you're in — it'll show you every drink you can make tonight.
Open the Cocktail Creator →