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Gin Fizz（ジン・フィズ）

Gin Fizz served in a highball glass
ジン・フィズ · 1876Highball · Shaken

Gin sour stretched with soda — the 19th-century highball.

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01Recipe

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House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Gin45 ml
Lemon Juice30 ml
Sugar Syrup10 ml
Soda Water

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Shake all ingredients with ice except soda water.

  2. 02

    Pour into thin tall Tumbler glass , top with a splash soda water.

  3. 03

    NOTE: Serve without ice.

Garnish — Garnish with lemon slice, optional lemon zest.

02Taste profile

Sweetness
60Strong
Sourness*
90Intense
Bitterness
10Faint
Fruitiness
40Moderate
Herbal*
0Faint
Alcohol
50Moderate
Crisp
70Strong

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Jerry Thomas's 1876 edition carries the fizz: the sour's carbonated sibling, built to drink fast — 'a long drink but a quick one', the books said. New Orleans took it further, adding egg white, cream and orange flower water until it became the Ramos.

The difference between a Fizz and a Collins is technique: the fizz is shaken, then topped.

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Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Hayman's — London dry

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • IBA Official Cocktails

    IBA Official Cocktails

    International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official

    • 45 ml Gin
    • 30 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
    • 10 ml Simple Syrup
    • Splash of Soda Water

    Shake all ingredients with ice except soda water. Pour into thin tall Tumbler glass , top with a splash soda water. NOTE: Serve without ice. — Garnish with lemon slice, optional lemon zest.

  • How to Mix Drinks (Bar-Keeper's Handbook)

    How to Mix Drinks (Bar-Keeper's Handbook)

    Winter, G[eorge] · 1884 · Book

    • One-half tablespoonful of sugar ;
    • Three to four dashes of lemon juice;
    • Fill the glass half full of shaved ice;
    • One wine glass of Old Tom gin;
    • fill with syphon seltzer

    Mix well with a spoon strain in a large bar glass, and fill with syphon seltzer smile.

  • Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide

    Jerry Thomas, Bar-Tender's Guide

    Jerry Thomas · 1876 · Book · unverified

    • Sugar1 tsp

    Shake, strain into a small tumbler, fizz.

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