Ramos Gin Fizz

Name: Ramos Gin Fizz
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: War Time Cocktails 1935-1945
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Gin; 1 oz Heavy cream; 1/2 oz Simple Syrup; 1/2 oz Fresh lemon juice; 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 1 Egg White; 3-4 dash Orange blossom water; 1 oz Soda water

The Ramos Gin Fizz is one of New Orleans's most famous cocktails. When Henry C. Ramos invented this cocktail in 1888 at the Imperial Cabinet Saloon, his recipe called it to be shook for 12 minutes straight. To keep up with the demand, Mr. Ramos kept at least 20 people behind the bar making nothing but Ramos Gin Fizzes at all times. During certain festivals and holidays, he was known to have up to 32. After the end of Prohibition, this cocktail was revived, but the 12-minute shake time was left in the grave. It has a particularly frothy body as well as a remarkably sweet floral note imparted by the orange blossom water.

🌍War Time Cocktails 1935-1945 🏷️Equipment: highball glass 🏷️Occasion: brunch