Sours · Gin

Fitzgerald

Gin, lemon and sugar with a couple of dashes of Angostura, shaken and poured over ice: a gin sour with spice.

Strength
≈ 12% ABV
Calories
≈ 180
Glass
Rocks glass
Method
Shaken

The recipe

How to make it

  1. 1Shake everything with ice.
  2. 2Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Garnish: A lemon wedge.

The ratio

2 : 1¼ : 1

In parts, a Fitzgerald is 2 gin, 1¼ syrup and 1 lemon. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.

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