Ramos Gin Fizz

About the Ramos Gin Fizz

The Ramos Gin Fizz is a rich, foamy classic built on Timber Creek Florida Gin, egg white, cream, and citrus, finished with a splash of club soda and a few drops of orange flower water. It is one of the more labor-intensive cocktails in the classic canon, and the payoff is a tall, cloud-like drink with a dense, long-lasting foam cap. That foam depends on a proper dry shake, meaning the gin, egg white, cream, simple syrup, lemon juice, and lime juice all get shaken hard without ice first to build the emulsion, then shaken again with ice to chill everything down. Only after both shakes does the club soda go in, poured gently into the chilled coupe before straining the shaken mixture on top, which is what gives the drink its signature standing foam.

Timber Creek Florida Gin holds its botanical character well even under all that dairy and citrus, which matters in a cocktail this rich. Because Timber Creek distills its grain base separately before blending in the gin botanicals, the spirit keeps a clean, juniper-forward backbone that still comes through in the glass instead of getting buried under cream and egg white, which is easy to happen with a thinner gin. Serve the Ramos Gin Fizz as a brunch or early-evening drink alongside lemon tart, goat cheese, fresh berries, cucumber salad, or shrimp cocktail. Its bright citrus and floral orange flower water make it a natural match for lighter, fresher food rather than anything heavy or smoky, and the long shake time makes it a fun drink to build for guests watching from the bar.

New Orleans is widely credited as the birthplace of this cocktail [VERIFY: specific bar and year of origin vary across sources and are not independently confirmed here]. However it started, it remains a drink to enjoy in moderation, especially given the raw egg white; drink responsibly, and always have a safe way home planned in advance.

The Ramos Gin Fizz is a rich, foamy classic built on Timber Creek Florida Gin, egg white, cream, and citrus, finished with a splash of club soda and a few drops of orange flower water. It is one of the more labor-intensive cocktails in the classic canon, and the payoff is a tall, cloud-like drink with a dense, long-lasting foam cap. That foam depends on a proper dry shake, meaning the gin, egg white, cream, simple syrup, lemon juice, and lime juice all get shaken hard without ice first to build the emulsion, then shaken again with ice to chill everything down. Only after both shakes does the club soda go in, poured gently into the chilled coupe before straining the shaken mixture on top, which is what gives the drink its signature standing foam.

Timber Creek Florida Gin holds its botanical character well even under all that dairy and citrus, which matters in a cocktail this rich. Because Timber Creek distills its grain base separately before blending in the gin botanicals, the spirit keeps a clean, juniper-forward backbone that still comes through in the glass instead of getting buried under cream and egg white, which is easy to happen with a thinner gin. Serve the Ramos Gin Fizz as a brunch or early-evening drink alongside lemon tart, goat cheese, fresh berries, cucumber salad, or shrimp cocktail. Its bright citrus and floral orange flower water make it a natural match for lighter, fresher food rather than anything heavy or smoky, and the long shake time makes it a fun drink to build for guests watching from the bar.

New Orleans is widely credited as the birthplace of this cocktail [VERIFY: specific bar and year of origin vary across sources and are not independently confirmed here]. However it started, it remains a drink to enjoy in moderation, especially given the raw egg white; drink responsibly, and always have a safe way home planned in advance.