Ramos Gin Fizz（ラモス・ジン・フィズ）
Gin, cream, citrus, orange flower — the twelve-minute shake of New Orleans.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gin | 45 ml |
| Fresh lemon juice | 15 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 15 ml |
| Sugar syrup | 20 ml |
| Double cream | 30 ml |
| Orange flower water | 3 drop |
| Egg white | × 1 |
| Soda water | 30 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
45 : 15 : 15 : 20 : 30 : 1 : 30
- 01
Dry-shake everything except soda for a full minute — then with ice, hard, for another minute.
- 02
Strain into a highball; let the foam settle a moment.
- 03
Top with soda poured through the foam.
Garnish — None — the foam is the garnish
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 55Moderate
- Sourness*
- 90Intense
- Bitterness
- 5Faint
- Fruitiness
- 50Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 35Light
- Crisp
- 55Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
1888 — Ramos's Imperial Cabinet Saloon, New Orleans. At Mardi Gras, thirty-five shaker boys passed tins hand to hand; the drink demanded it.
Huey Long loved it enough to bring a bartender to New York to teach it. Modern bars shorten the shake and cheat with a second dry shake.
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Sources — Stanley Clisby Arthur, Famous New Orleans Drinks · IBA New Era Drinks
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- The Gentleman's Companion
Charles H. Baker Jr. · 1939 · Book · unverified
- each lemon & lime0.5 oz
'Shake and shake and shake' — Baker reports the two-minute ritual.
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05Variations
- VariationRamos Gin Fizz 'shake-less'Modern shortcut — soda-lift builds the foam
- VariationSilver FizzSkip the cream
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
