Henry C. Ramos’s Gin Fizz

A mix of orange flower water and gin gives this New Orleans cocktail a floral character and a hint of juniper.

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

A mix of orange flower water and gin gives this venerable New Orleans cocktail a floral character with hints of juniper, while an egg white and heavy cream give it frothy body. The longer you shake the cocktail, the frothier it gets. See the recipe for Henry C. Ramos’s Gin Fizz »

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. superfine sugar
  • 1 12 oz. gin
  • 1 oz. heavy cream
  • 14 tsp. orange flower water
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 oz. cold seltzer

Instructions

Step 1

Combine lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar in a cocktail shaker and stir to dissolve. Add gin, heavy cream, orange flower water, and egg white. Cover and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.

Step 2

Add 2 cups cracked ice, cover, and shake vigorously for about 45 seconds more. Strain into a chilled rocks or highball glass and add seltzer.
  1. Combine lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar in a cocktail shaker and stir to dissolve. Add gin, heavy cream, orange flower water, and egg white. Cover and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
  2. Add 2 cups cracked ice, cover, and shake vigorously for about 45 seconds more. Strain into a chilled rocks or highball glass and add seltzer.
Drinks

Henry C. Ramos’s Gin Fizz

  • Serves

    makes 1 Cocktail

Henry C. Ramos's Gin Fizz
PENNY DE LOS SANTOS

A mix of orange flower water and gin gives this New Orleans cocktail a floral character and a hint of juniper.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp. fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. superfine sugar
  • 1 12 oz. gin
  • 1 oz. heavy cream
  • 14 tsp. orange flower water
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 oz. cold seltzer

Instructions

Step 1

Combine lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar in a cocktail shaker and stir to dissolve. Add gin, heavy cream, orange flower water, and egg white. Cover and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.

Step 2

Add 2 cups cracked ice, cover, and shake vigorously for about 45 seconds more. Strain into a chilled rocks or highball glass and add seltzer.
  1. Combine lime juice, lemon juice, and sugar in a cocktail shaker and stir to dissolve. Add gin, heavy cream, orange flower water, and egg white. Cover and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
  2. Add 2 cups cracked ice, cover, and shake vigorously for about 45 seconds more. Strain into a chilled rocks or highball glass and add seltzer.

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