Jerry Thomas, 1887.
| 2 oz · 60 ml | GIN | 40 % |
| ¾ oz · 22 ml | LEMON JUICE | |
| ½ oz · 15 ml | SIMPLE SYRUP | |
| 1 splash | EGG YOLK | |
| 3 oz · 90 ml | SODA WATER |
1 oz taken as 30 ml in the metric column.
1 oz taken as 30 ml in the metric column.
| Pre-batch | 3.5 oz mixed with ice, 0.8 oz of it pure alcohol |
|---|---|
| Melt | Shaken: +20 % of the pre-batch, +0.7 oz of water |
| Topped | Poured after the melt, kept whole: soda water 3 oz, no alcohol |
| Served | 3.5 + 0.7 + 3 = 7.2 oz in the glass, 0.8 oz of it alcohol |
| Strength | 0.8 ÷ 7.2 = 11.1 % ABV as served |
| Ethanol | 0.8 oz × 29.57 ml × 0.789 g/ml = 19 g · about 131 kcal from the alcohol alone |
FROM GIN
The pine note in juniper berries, and the reason gin tastes like a forest. Co-distilled with the spirit during production. Found in actual pine trees, rosemary, basil, and a good London Dry. The "Christmas tree" smell of gin and the smell of a forest floor share a single molecule.
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FROM LEMON · the lemon aroma
Lemon's defining note: technically a mix of two geometric isomers (geranial and neral) that read as the same aroma to the nose. Lemon peel, lemongrass, lemon verbena, and Indian chai all carry it. In cocktails it's what a lemon twist contributes that lemon juice can't: the volatile expressed from the oil glands, not the acid from the pulp.
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A Gin Fizz with egg yolk. The yolk gives body and color, and lipids coat the palate and carry the gin's alpha-pinene longer on the tongue. It is less photogenic than the Silver Fizz's white cap but richer on the palate.
The yolk-only variant of the Fizz family. Yolk's lipids provide texture without the egg-white foam cap; the cocktail has more body and less visual drama than the Silver Fizz. Jerry Thomas's 1887 edition included it; modern bartenders rarely make it because raw egg yolk (without the protein-matrix of the white) carries a higher salmonella risk and lower visual appeal. Worth knowing for completeness.
