Fizz (cocktail)
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A Fizz is a traditional family of mixed drinks. It is variation on the older Sours family. The defining features of the fizz are an acidic juice (such as lemon or lime juice) and carbonated water.
The first printed reference to a fizz (spelled "fiz") is in the 1887 edition of Jerry Thomas' Bartender's Guide, in which Thomas lists six fizz recipes.
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[edit] Gin Fizz
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A Gin Fizz is the most well known cocktail in the Fizz family. A Gin Fizz contains gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water, served in a highball glass without ice. The drink is similar to a Tom Collins, the difference of which is that a Tom Collins historically used "Old Tom Gin" (a sweetened version, and precursor to, London Dry Gin) and is served in a larger glass over ice.
Simple variations on the gin fizz are
- Silver Fizz — addition of egg white
- Golden Fizz — addition of egg yolk
- Royal Fizz — addition of whole egg
- Diamond Fizz — sparkling wine instead of carbonated water
- Green Fizz — addition of a dash of green creme de menthe
[edit] Ramos Gin Fizz
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A Ramos Gin Fizz (also know as a Ramos Fizz) contains gin, lemon juice, lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water, and soda water. It is served in a large glass, such as a Zombie glass.
The addition of orange flower water and egg whites has a significant effect on the flavor and texture of the drink as compared with a regular Gin Fizz. The possible danger in using raw egg in the drink means that most bartenders use powdered egg white.
The Ramos gin fizz was invented in 1888 by Henry C. Ramos, at his bar in Meyer's Restaurant. It was originally known as the New Orleans Fizz, and is one of the city's most famous cocktails. Before Prohibition, the bar employed dozens of "shaker boys" to create the drinks during periods of heavy business.
The drink was popularized by the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans and governor Huey P. Long fondness for the drink. A possibly apocryphal story is that Long once brought a bartender from the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans to the Roosevelt Hotel in New York to show the staff there how to make the drink, so that he could have it whenever he was in New York. The Roosevelt Hotel group trademarked the drink name in 1935 and continues to make it today (now known as the Fairmont Hotel).
[edit] Sloe Gin Fizz
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A Sloe Gin Fizz contains sloe gin (a blackthorn plum flavored spirit), lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. It is commonly mistaken that this drink is actually a "Slow Gin Fizz."
The drink is referenced in the Jack White and Loretta Lynn song "Portland Oregon," with the lines "Well, Portland Oregon and sloe gin fizz, if that ain't love then tell me what is" and "Well, sloe gin fizz works mighty fast, when you drink it by the pitcher and not by the glass." It is not common for the drink to be served by the pitcher, and is illegal in some areas.
[edit] Uncommon Variations
- Whiskey Fizz — American blended whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and lemon-lime soda
- Manhattan Cooler — Scotch, lemon juice, sugar, and lemon-lime soda
- Chicago Fizz — rum, port wine, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white
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