Gin Fizz
The Gin Fizz is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 4 ingredients, shaken and topped and served in a collins. That makes 246 ml in the glass, soda included: a long drink.
MethodShaken and topped
GlassCollins
In the glass246 ml
Strength7.9%
Ingredients
- 45 mlgin
- 30 mlfresh lemon juice
- 10 mlsimple syrup
- top upsoda water
Method
- Shake all ingredients with ice except soda water.
- Pour into thin tall Tumbler glass , top with a splash soda water.
- NOTE:
- Serve without ice.
Garnish: Garnish with lemon slice, optional lemon zest.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 0.1 out of 10 of bitterness, 168th of 186.
- round → sour
- It tends round: 121st of 186 for acidity, and what little acid there is comes from fresh lemon juice.
- light → strong
- Just 7.9% in the glass: lighter than 75% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on gin.
Five that come close
- Suffering Bastard3 degrees stronger and built on brandy.
- Moscow MuleRounder and built on vodka.
- MojitoRounder and built on rum.
- Temperance Amaro MuleMore bitter and 8 degrees lighter.
- BelliniSweeter and built on vino.
Every drink near the Gin Fizz on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026