Silver Gin Fizz

Name: Silver Gin Fizz
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 drinks
Ingredients: 4 oz gin (120 ml); 2 oz fresh lemon juice (60 ml); 1.5 oz simple syrup (45 ml); 1 egg white, preferably pasteurised; 4 oz club soda, chilled (120 ml); lemon wheels

Light, tall and pale, with a cloud of foam that stays crisp to the last sip. It is the drink to serve if you want something between a cocktail and a lemonade. Shake the egg white first without ice, then again with.

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What you'll need

4 oz gin (120 ml)
2 oz fresh lemon juice (60 ml)
1.5 oz simple syrup (45 ml)
1 egg white, preferably pasteurised
4 oz club soda, chilled (120 ml)
lemon wheels

How to make it

Shake the gin, lemon, syrup and egg white for 10 seconds with no ice.
Add ice and shake 15 seconds more.
Strain into two ice-filled highballs and top each with 2 ounces of soda, poured gently.
Glass: Two highball glasses. Garnish: A lemon wheel.

Chef's secrets

Use pasteurised egg white if anyone at the table is pregnant or has a weakened immune system.

Pour the soda down a spoon to keep the foam.

Good to know

Make ahead

Not a make-ahead drink.