Gin Fizz recipe

Gin, lemon juice and simple syrup, shaken until ice cold, strained into a highball glass and topped with a splash of soda water.

  • 2 mins total
  • 5 ingredients
  • Highball glass
Gin Fizz in a tall glass with a lemon slice

Recipe card

Gin Fizz

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Highball glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add ice to your cocktail shaker.
  2. Use a jigger to measure the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup into the shaker.
  3. Shake well, until the shaker is cold to the touch.
  4. Strain into a highball glass.
  5. Add a splash of soda water to taste.
  6. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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