Elsie Ferguson Fizz

There were a couple of great fizz recipes I came across for this month’s theme. The first is the Crushed Strawberry Fizz, a simple gin fizz with muddled strawberry that was popular at the St. Nicholas Hotel, NYC, in the 1880s. Then there’s the eponymous Elsie Ferguson Fizz (named for the star of stage and screen) from the 1910s (gin, lemon, strawberry, grenadine, cream, soda). I replaced the grenadine with strawberry syrup and added egg white and a little strawberry vermouth.

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. gin
½ oz. strawberry infused vermouth or strawberry aperitif
¾ oz. lemon juice
¾ oz. cream
¾ oz. strawberry syrup
½ oz. egg white
5 drops saline
6 drops citric acid solution or orange citrate bitters
2-3 oz. club soda

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ABV LEVEL

Combine all but club soda in a shaker. Seal and dry shake for 10 seconds. Add ice and shake for 12 seconds. Double strain into a fizz glass. Carefully pour in soda, letting the foam form on top and then add more soda so the little cap of foam pops up above the top of the glass.