Gin Fix

A fix, otherwise known as a "fix-up," can be made with brandy, rum, whiskey, or gin. If you're going with gin, genever is the style to use (and the one that would have graced the drink originally).

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. superfine sugar
  • 1 tsp. water
  • 2 oz. genever
  • Garnish with seasonal fruit
 such as blackberries

Instructions

Step 1

In a small glass, stir together lemon juice, sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved.

Step 2

Stir in genever. Pour mixture into a small highball glass three-quarters filled with cracked ice. Garnish with fruit.
  1. In a small glass, stir together lemon juice, sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Stir in genever. Pour mixture into a small highball glass three-quarters filled with cracked ice. Garnish with fruit.
Drinks

Gin Fix

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

A fix, otherwise known as a "fix-up," can be made with brandy, rum, whiskey, or gin. If you're going with gin, genever is the style to use (and the one that would have graced the drink originally).

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. superfine sugar
  • 1 tsp. water
  • 2 oz. genever
  • Garnish with seasonal fruit
 such as blackberries

Instructions

Step 1

In a small glass, stir together lemon juice, sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved.

Step 2

Stir in genever. Pour mixture into a small highball glass three-quarters filled with cracked ice. Garnish with fruit.
  1. In a small glass, stir together lemon juice, sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Stir in genever. Pour mixture into a small highball glass three-quarters filled with cracked ice. Garnish with fruit.

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