This Fig Gin Fizz is a delicious cocktail using natural sweetness from fig preserves to balance the earthy gin and tart lemon. An easy, elegant cocktail perfect for a holiday or party.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
A Fig Gin Fizz is a delightful and refreshing cocktail that combines the herbal and botanical notes of gin with the sweet and fruity flavors of figs.
It’s a perfect choice for those looking for a unique and seasonal cocktail option.
The Fig Gin Fizz is a fantastic blend of sweet, fruity, and tart flavors from the figs and lemon, with the botanical and herbal notes of gin.
It’s a perfect cocktail for warm weather or as a refreshing aperitif.
About Ginn Fizz
A Gin Fizz is a classic cocktail known for its refreshing and effervescent qualities.
It is made with gin as the primary spirit and typically includes lemon juice, sugar (in the form of simple syrup), and soda water (club soda).
The combination of these ingredients creates a zesty and fizzy drink that’s perfect for warm weather or as a thirst-quencher.
This Fig Gin Fizz uses the popular fruit as a naturally sweet element to flavor the cocktail.
Modifications
Want it sweeter? Increase the amount of fig preserves/fig jam, or swap out club soda for tonic which has a sweeter citrus flavor.
Fig gin, if you have it, is a great liquor to use for this recipe!
Add some floral notes by adding a spring of rosemary or thyme to the shaker.
FAQs
A gin fizz is made of gin, lemon juice, sugar such as a simple syrup or something sweet, and club soda.
A gin fizz is shaken, and a tom collins is stirred. Sometimes a fizz also uses an egg white for a foamy texture.
A gin rickey uses lime, and a gin fizz uses lemon.
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Fig Gin Fizz
Equipment
- Jigger
- Cocktail Shaker
- Ice
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin (1/4 cup)
- 1 Tablespoon fig preserves
- ½ ounce lemon juice (1 Tablespoon)
- club soda to top
Instructions
- Put the gin, fig preserves, and lemon in your shaker with a scoop of ice.
- Shake well until the shaker is very cold, approximately 30 seconds.
- Add ice to your glass. Strain the shaker contents into the glass.
- Top off with club soda as desired. Garnish with pieces of fresh fig, if desired, or lemon wheels/wedges.