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Gin Fizz
To make a Gin Fizz cocktail, shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup together with ice, then top with club soda. It's the most popular cocktail in the "Fizz" family.
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
2 mins
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 196 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin (1/4 cup, see note 1)
- 1 ounce lemon juice from about 1/2 lemon (2 tablespoons)
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup (1 1/2 tablespoons) or 1/2 tablespoon powdered sugar (see note 2)
- club soda for topping
- 1 lice lemon or lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions
- To a cocktail shaker add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Fill with ice, then cover and shake until well mixed, about 1 minute.
- Strain mixture into a chilled rocks glass. Fill glass with ice, then top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon or lime wedge.
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Notes
- Gin: A distilled spirit flavored with juniper berries and, occasionally, other botanical herbs or spices.
- Simple syrup: To make it yourself, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Remove from heat and cool before adding 1 tablespoon (or more to taste) to your cocktail shaker with the other ingredients. Store leftover simple syrup covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
- Glassware: The Gin Fizz is traditionally made in a highball glass, an 8-ounce to 12-ounce glass tumbler such as a Collins glass (we shot ours in a lowball glass just for fun).
- Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 16 ounces (2 cups) gin, 8 ounces (1 cup) fresh lemon juice, and 6 ounces (3/4 cup) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, club soda, and lemon wedges on hand so guests can help themselves.
- Silver fizz: Add an egg white to the shaker with the gin.
- Golden fizz: Add an egg yolk to the shaker with the gin.
- Royal fizz: Add a whole egg to the shaker with the gin.
- Diamond fizz: AKA a "French 75," use sparkling wine instead of club soda.
- Green fizz: Add a dash of creme de menthe to the shaker with the gin.
- Japanese gin fizz: Add a shot of lychee-flavored liquor to the shaker with the gin.
- Gimlet: Substitute lime juice from the lemon juice, omit the club soda and serve in a chilled coupe glass garnished with a lime wedge.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cocktail
Calories
196kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
13mg
(1%)
Potassium
53mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cocktail | |
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Sodium | 13mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 53mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.