Ramos Gin Fizz
Shake all ingredients except the soda water WITHOUT ICE very vigorously for at least one minute, preferably longer -- the longer the better. Then add ice and shake for 1-2 minutes, as long as you can manage, until extremely cold and frothy. Strain into a tall thin glass (no ice), or a very large old fashioned glass, and top with soda water. Stir gently.
First appears in print in Kappeler's Modern American Drinks (1895) as the "New Orleans Fizz", using juice of half a lemon, 1/2 tablespoon fine sugar, 1 jigger (2 oz) Old Tom gin, 1/2 jigger milk or cream, and soda water. This recipe follows "New Orleans DRINKS and how to mix 'em" by Stanley Clisby Arthur, 1937.
- A bit watery but still very well balanced and interesting. Probably much better if I could actually shake it long enough. It should be much longer shake according various sources.
- A classic, but ends up as a bit of a gin float. Good if you're in the modd.
- Delicious but even with reverse dry shake still is 20 sec then 40 sec of shaking
- Phenomenal; like an old timey soda fountain drink
- I'd make this more if it didn't require so much damn work. Improved with a reverse dry shake.
- One of the first I just had to make for myself. A workout :D
- A little more flavor can be added by using half and half simple syrup and orgeat.
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I followed The Essential Cocktail, with 1 1/2 oz gin, 1 1/2-2 oz simple syrup (to taste), 2 oz cream, 2 drops of orange flower water and 3/4 oz egg white. Will have to try the original.
This is a scrumptious fluffy gin confection. It's like nothing I've ever had! I used demarara syrup that I had on hand, and omitted the orange flower water because I didn't have any. Really glad to use Old Tom as it worked perfectly for this. Overall a fantastic drink.
Screwed up by adding way too much orange blossom water and it still worked great. I would consider reducing the citrus a tick; either for a combined 3/4 or 2/3 oz.
