Ramos Gin Fizz

RAMOS GIN FIZZ

The legendary Ramos Gin Fizz, originates from the year 1888 and has served many customers ever since. Today I'm taking a better look at this cocktail that has at least exceptional ingredient in it.

• 4.5 cl gin
• 1.5 cl lemon juice
• 1.5 cl lime juice
• 3.0 cl simple syrup
• 6.0 cl heavy cream
• 1 egg white
• a few drops of orange blossom (flower) water

With all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, dry shake with pride for at least a few minutes. Then add ice and shake for a good 12 minutes. Yes, you heard me, 12-long-minutes. Well at least according to the original recipe you were supposed to shake it for that time. Back in the days when you made this the shaker was going around the bartenders, being shook by everyone for a long enough time. In my occasion I settled for ~2 minutes of dry shaking and ~3 minutes ice shaking.

Now strain your cocktail into a tall glass with no ice and top the drink of with some soda water. Stir and optionally garnish (I kind of forgot) with...say an orange slice, or a cherry speared between an orange slice. But something orangy, that's for sure :)

The texture of this cocktail was extremely frothy. Notes of orange clearly noticeable. Taste was smooth as fu*k. Tasted a bit like orange-milk, aftertaste a tad bitter. It's like a cousin for a Piña Colada! That's the taste! But...this cocktail did not give me a "wow" - effect. It's a good cocktail, but not that good. Was an interesting one, nonetheless.