Ramos fizz

• Soda Water
• Cream2 oz
• Orange Flower Water2 dashes
• Gin1 ½ oz
• Lemon Juice½ oz
• Lime Juice½ oz
• Vanilla Extract2 drops
• Egg White1 oz
• Simple Syrup1 oz

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Ramos fizz close to the original.

• Instead of Soda Water

  • Lemon-Lime Soda— sweeter, citrusy
  • Tonic Water— adds a bittersweet edge

• Instead of Cream

  • Half-and-Half— lighter
  • Heavy Cream— richer

• Instead of Orange Flower Water

  • Rose Water— rose instead of orange blossom

• Instead of Gin

  • Old Tom Gin— slightly softer and sweeter
  • Vodka— cleaner, less botanical

• Instead of Lemon Juice

  • Lime Juice— sharper, greener

• Instead of Lime Juice

  • Lemon Juice— softer citrus

• Instead of Vanilla Extract

  • Vanilla Syrup— adds a little sweetness

• Instead of Simple Syrup

  • Agave Syrup— cleaner sweetness
  • Honey Syrup— floral sweetness

Instructions

1. 1

   Pour all ingredients except soda water in a cocktail shaker with ice.

2. 2

   Shake for two minutes.

3. 3

   Double strain in a glass.

4. 4

   Pour the drink back in the shaker and hard shake without ice for one minute.

5. 5

   Strain into a highball glass.

6. 6

   Top up with soda.

7. 7

   NOTE: The drink was invented by Henry Ramos in 1888, at his bar Meyer’s Table d’Hôtel Internationale in New Orleans.

8. 8

   The Ramos Fizz was originally shaken for 12 minutes by a crew of 30 bartenders who passed the shaker from one to another.

9. 9

   Maybe this is a sign to gather friends and do so. ;)