Wellington Fizz

About the Wellington Fizz

Bright, creamy, and lightly floral, the Wellington Fizz is a gin fizz style cocktail made with Timber Creek Florida Vodka instead of gin, giving it a smoother, less botanical base that lets the fruit and floral notes take center stage. Bergamot essence opens the aroma with a citrusy, tea-like lift, while passion fruit puree and orgeat bring tropical sweetness and a toasted almond richness underneath. Heavy cream and egg white are dry-shaken first, without ice, to build a stable, silky foam, then the mixture is shaken again with ice and lime juice before being strained into a chilled Collins glass and topped with club soda for lift and effervescence.

Timber Creek Florida Vodka works well here because it’s distilled clean under the distillery’s PureBlend approach, meaning it carries the other ingredients’ flavors forward instead of competing with them, which matters a lot in a fizz where the fruit, cream, and citrus all need room to breathe. The result is a cocktail that looks almost like a dessert in the glass, pale and frothy, but drinks lighter than it looks thanks to the acidity from the lime and the fizz from the soda cutting through the cream. It’s a strong candidate for brunch or an afternoon get-together, and it pairs naturally with lighter, brighter foods rather than anything too heavy: a lemon tart, a simple cucumber salad, fresh berries, goat cheese, or even a shrimp cocktail all echo the drink’s citrus and cream notes without overwhelming them.

Because the egg white and cream give it a fuller mouthfeel than most vodka cocktails, it tends to feel more substantial per glass, which is worth keeping in mind if you’re pouring for a group. Enjoy it as part of a relaxed afternoon rather than back to back, and keep some water on hand between rounds.

Bright, creamy, and lightly floral, the Wellington Fizz is a gin fizz style cocktail made with Timber Creek Florida Vodka instead of gin, giving it a smoother, less botanical base that lets the fruit and floral notes take center stage. Bergamot essence opens the aroma with a citrusy, tea-like lift, while passion fruit puree and orgeat bring tropical sweetness and a toasted almond richness underneath. Heavy cream and egg white are dry-shaken first, without ice, to build a stable, silky foam, then the mixture is shaken again with ice and lime juice before being strained into a chilled Collins glass and topped with club soda for lift and effervescence.

Timber Creek Florida Vodka works well here because it’s distilled clean under the distillery’s PureBlend approach, meaning it carries the other ingredients’ flavors forward instead of competing with them, which matters a lot in a fizz where the fruit, cream, and citrus all need room to breathe. The result is a cocktail that looks almost like a dessert in the glass, pale and frothy, but drinks lighter than it looks thanks to the acidity from the lime and the fizz from the soda cutting through the cream. It’s a strong candidate for brunch or an afternoon get-together, and it pairs naturally with lighter, brighter foods rather than anything too heavy: a lemon tart, a simple cucumber salad, fresh berries, goat cheese, or even a shrimp cocktail all echo the drink’s citrus and cream notes without overwhelming them.

Because the egg white and cream give it a fuller mouthfeel than most vodka cocktails, it tends to feel more substantial per glass, which is worth keeping in mind if you’re pouring for a group. Enjoy it as part of a relaxed afternoon rather than back to back, and keep some water on hand between rounds.