10291 1 drink Mon Aug 14 13:36:00 -0700 2006 Fri Oct 16 12:02:30 -0700 2009 Easy Licensed http://www.chow.com/recipes/10291 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:02:30 GMT A light, refreshing cocktail A light, refreshing gin-based cocktail. Fizzes are any number of sour-based cocktails with the mandatory addition of club soda and lemon juice. Gin was the earliest spirit used in a fizz. The Gin Fizz, which is a close relation to the Tom Collins, has been satisfying bar patrons for more than a hundred years. One of the defining differences between a Gin Fizz and a Tom Collins is the glass size. Highball glasses containing 8 to 12 ounces are preferred for a fizz, while the larger collins glass is, not surprisingly, preferred for a Collins. The Ramos Gin Fizz, formulated by the Ramos brothers in New Orleans in the late 1880s, remains popular today, especially as a hangover cure. Legend has it that the initial Ramos Gin Fizz required so much vigorous shaking that it was passed among patrons until their arms tired.

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Shake the gin, lemon juice, and sugar with ice; then strain into a 10-ounce highball glass filled with ice. Add club soda to fill, and garnish with a mint sprig.

]]> http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/04/gin_fizz_210x290.jpg Rob Chirico 41 Drink 479 2 ounces gin

]]> 43 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

]]> 298 1 teaspoon superfine sugar or simple syrup

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]]> 195 Sprig of mint

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