Ramos Gin Fizz
The souffle of the cocktail world, the statuesque Ramos Gin Fizz is part of the New Orleans canon of classic cocktails revered by bartenders and cocktail lovers all over the world. It was created by Henry Charles Ramos in 1888 at the Imperial Cabinet Saloon. Originally made using Old Tom gin, this long cocktail mixes it with lemon, lime, egg whites, cream, and soda to make something that is indulgent yet surprisingly refreshing.
Legend has it that the creamy and fluffy cocktail needed so much shaking – 12 to 15 minutes to be precise – that Ramos employed a long chain of ‘shaker men’ who would shake the cocktail in relay in order to spare their arms from shaking and hands from the ice-cold shakers.
Shannon Tebay
Beverage director at The Lower Third, London
“This drink has a tough reputation amongst bartenders because the classic instructions require the maker to shake for 12 minutes. As a former pastry chef,
