Ramos Gin Fizz Cocktail Recipe | Building A Drink

Shake all the ingredients except the club soda and lemon slice vigorously with ice for 3 to 4 minutes. Strain into a chilled highball glass. Top with club soda and stir gently, Garnish with the lemon slice.

The Ramos brothers ushered this classy cocktail into popularity in the 1890s, when it became the signature libation at the New Orleans Imperial Cabinet Saloon. This Gin Fizz is a Gulf Coast variation that calls for the Ramos Brothers' secret/essential ingredient-orange flower water (found in most specialty food shops). Tradition calls for this to be well shaken in a cocktail shaker for about 5 minutes (held with a bar towel); however, you may prefer the more expedient modern option of using a blender to mix this frothy cocktail, also known as the New Orleans Fizz.