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Gin Fizz

Name: Gin Fizz
Cuisine: Unforgettables
Ingredients: 2 oz Gin; Juice of 1/2 Lemon; 1 tsp Powdered Sugar; Carbonated Water

Gin Fizz combines Gin, Lemon, Powdered Sugar, Carbonated Water in a ordinary drink served in a highball glass. It is a strong fit for date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Balanced, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for date night.

Quick tags

IBAClassic

Quick fact

Gin Fizz is usually served as a ordinary drink in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Gin, Lemon, Powdered Sugar.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

4 total

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

2 oz

Lemoningredient - Non-alcoholic

Juice of 1/2

Powdered Sugaringredient - Non-alcoholic

1 tsp

Carbonated Wateringredient - Non-alcoholic

To taste

How to make it

Build it step by step.

3 steps

1Shake all ingredients with ice cubes, except soda water.
2Pour into glass.
3Top with soda water.

Method

Shaken

Finish

Usually finished with Lemon.

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Taste map

Strength

Balanced

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Gin Fizz is a medium alcoholic cocktail for date night with Gin, Lemon, Powdered Sugar.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

-Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for date night.

Glassware

Highball glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Gin, Lemon, Powdered Sugar.

Best pairing

Easy to serve with snacks, small plates, and casual sharing food.

Serving style

Serve in a highball glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Gin Fizz is associated with the Unforgettables family of modern cocktail classics.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Gin Fizz is usually served as a ordinary drink in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Gin, Lemon, Powdered Sugar.

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