Gin Fizz

A TIMELESS AND REFRESHING RECIPE

The Gin Fizz is a timeless and classic gin recipe. If this cocktail saw the light of day in the middle of the 18th century, its success is still relevant today.

Like all Fizzes, it is made from spirits, here gin, embellished with sugar, lemon and sparkling water to bring freshness, softness and sparkle. Its simple recipe makes this a very classic cocktail; perfect for getting acquainted with gin.

The Gin Fizz is prepared in a shaker. To accentuate the emulsion, it is advisable to add an egg white, but not essential for a successful cocktail.

Ingrédients

40 ml of Melifera
20 ml of squeezed lemon juice
20 ml of cane syrup
Sparkling water
Some ice cubes
Egg white (optional)

How to make

Fill half of your shaker with ice cubes
Pour 40 ml of Gin Melifera
Extend your cocktail with 20 ml of squeezed lemon juice, 20 ml of cane syrup and the egg white
Stir vigorously for ten seconds using a mixing spoon
Pour your preparation into a long drinking glass, retaining the ice cubes with a cocktail strainer
Top up with very cool sparkling water

Enjoy your Gin Fizz!

Our little anecdote in the Gin Fizz

This cocktail was created around the mid-18th century in England by Admiral Nerson. The goal was to find a drink to fight against scurvy, a disease present at the time especially among British sailors and triggered by a vitamin C deficiency.

Admiral Nerson thus had the idea of mixing lemon, known for its high vitamin C content, with gin, known for its ability to retain vitamin C. Seduced by the effectiveness of this drink against the disease, British sailors kept consuming it but add sugar and sparkling water to make it fresher and lighter in the mouth, creating Gin Fizz.