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The New Orleans Fizz is cocktail number 57 on the Swank Cocktail Guide.
New Orleans Fizz cocktail history
The Fizz cocktail was created by famous mixologist, Henry C. Ramos, in New Orleans.
Harry Johnson’s New and Improved Bartender’s Manual, published in 1882, included the Gin Fizz, the Golden Fizz, the Silver Fizz, the Morning Glory Fizz, the Brandy Fizz, and the Whisky Fizz. None of the recipes from this era included orange flower or orange blossom water, an ingredient in the New Orleans Fizz.
In 1913, Jacques Straub’s Straub’s Manual of Mixed Drinks was published with a Fizz section, containing nearly 40 Fizz cocktail recipes. One of those was the New Orleans Fizz on page 70, which included orange flower water:
New Orleans Fizz cocktail recipe
2 jiggers Dry Gin, 1 Egg White, 1 tsp. Sugar, 1 tsp. Cream, juice of 1/2 Lemon, 1 dash Orange Flower Water. Shake well with ice. Fill with Soda.
Ingredients used:
- Hendrick’s Gin
- Corta’s Orange Blossom Water
- Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- Pete & Jerry’s Organic Egg Whites
- Sugar
- SodaStream carbonated water
New Orleans Fizz cocktail review
Our ratings (1-5 🍸)
Greg: 🍸🍸🍸🍸
Kim: 🍸🍸🍸🍸
An enjoyable cocktail, mostly influenced by the lemon, with the orange blossom water leaving a light, finishing taste. If forced to choose between the Fizz cocktails, we’d prefer a Gin Fizz or a Golden Fizz, but the New Orleans Fizz is tasty as well.
For fans of the Fizz, a few other fizzes to try:
Dubonnet Fizz | Gin Fizz | Golden Fizz | Silver Fizz | Sloe Gin Fizz
Next up… Cocktail # 58, Old Fashioned
