Florida Citrus Fizz

About the Florida Citrus Fizz

Florida Citrus Fizz is a bright, low-proof gin highball built on Timber Creek’s Florida Gin, finished with fresh orange and lemon juice and topped with club soda for a fizzy, citrus-forward pour. The first sip lands sweet-tart from the orange and lemon, then the gin’s botanicals settle in underneath: juniper up front, a citrus peel note that echoes the fresh juice, and a soft herbal finish that keeps the drink from tasting like plain juice with soda. Florida Gin is what makes this cocktail work rather than just taste sweet. Because it’s distilled grain-to-glass on Timber Creek’s Crestview farm using the proprietary PureBlend process, the botanical character stays clean and layered instead of muddled, so it holds its own against two citrus juices without disappearing into them or turning the glass bitter.

A heavier, juniper-bomb gin would fight the orange; a thin, neutral gin would vanish under it. This one sits in the middle, which is exactly the balance a fizz needs. Build it simple: combine two ounces of Florida Gin with one ounce of fresh orange juice and half an ounce of lemon juice in a shaker with ice, shake until well chilled, strain into a highball glass over fresh ice, and top with club soda. Squeeze a little extra citrus oil from an orange twist over the top if you want the aromatics to hit before the first sip.

Fresh-squeezed juice matters here far more than in a stirred cocktail; bottled juice reads flat and one-dimensional against the gin’s botanicals. This is a daytime and warm-weather drink first. It suits a porch pour on the Emerald Coast in the heat of summer, a brunch cocktail alongside citrus salad or grilled shrimp, or a lighter option at a backyard gathering where guests want something refreshing rather than boozy. The low ABV per serving (soda water dilutes it considerably) makes it a reasonable choice for an afternoon session where you’re pacing yourself, not a drink built for speed.

Serve it in a tall Collins or highball glass with plenty of ice, garnished with an orange wheel or a lemon twist. If you want a slightly sweeter version, add a quarter ounce of simple syrup before shaking; if you prefer it drier, cut the orange juice to half an ounce and let the lemon and soda carry more of the brightness. Either way, it’s an easy cocktail to batch the citrus-and-gin portion ahead of time for a crowd, topping each glass with soda to order so it stays fizzy. As always, enjoy responsibly and only if you are 21 or older.

Florida Citrus Fizz is a bright, low-proof gin highball built on Timber Creek’s Florida Gin, finished with fresh orange and lemon juice and topped with club soda for a fizzy, citrus-forward pour. The first sip lands sweet-tart from the orange and lemon, then the gin’s botanicals settle in underneath: juniper up front, a citrus peel note that echoes the fresh juice, and a soft herbal finish that keeps the drink from tasting like plain juice with soda. Florida Gin is what makes this cocktail work rather than just taste sweet. Because it’s distilled grain-to-glass on Timber Creek’s Crestview farm using the proprietary PureBlend process, the botanical character stays clean and layered instead of muddled, so it holds its own against two citrus juices without disappearing into them or turning the glass bitter.

A heavier, juniper-bomb gin would fight the orange; a thin, neutral gin would vanish under it. This one sits in the middle, which is exactly the balance a fizz needs. Build it simple: combine two ounces of Florida Gin with one ounce of fresh orange juice and half an ounce of lemon juice in a shaker with ice, shake until well chilled, strain into a highball glass over fresh ice, and top with club soda. Squeeze a little extra citrus oil from an orange twist over the top if you want the aromatics to hit before the first sip.

Fresh-squeezed juice matters here far more than in a stirred cocktail; bottled juice reads flat and one-dimensional against the gin’s botanicals. This is a daytime and warm-weather drink first. It suits a porch pour on the Emerald Coast in the heat of summer, a brunch cocktail alongside citrus salad or grilled shrimp, or a lighter option at a backyard gathering where guests want something refreshing rather than boozy. The low ABV per serving (soda water dilutes it considerably) makes it a reasonable choice for an afternoon session where you’re pacing yourself, not a drink built for speed.

Serve it in a tall Collins or highball glass with plenty of ice, garnished with an orange wheel or a lemon twist. If you want a slightly sweeter version, add a quarter ounce of simple syrup before shaking; if you prefer it drier, cut the orange juice to half an ounce and let the lemon and soda carry more of the brightness. Either way, it’s an easy cocktail to batch the citrus-and-gin portion ahead of time for a crowd, topping each glass with soda to order so it stays fizzy. As always, enjoy responsibly and only if you are 21 or older.