Blood Orange Gin Fizz with Elderflower Recipe - Rachel Cooks® (2024)

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Blood Orange Gin Fizz with Elderflower Recipe - Rachel Cooks®? ›

The perfect serve

Add Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin to a glass over ice, pour in lemonade or soda water before topping with prosecco. Garnish with blood orange slices.

The perfect serve

Add Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin to a glass over ice, pour in lemonade or soda water before topping with prosecco. Garnish with blood orange slices.

First described in the first co*cktail book–Jerry Thomas' The Bartender's Guide in 1876–the fizz was an effervescent concoction that lived up to the name of elixir ' since it served as a hangover cure. It was a hair-of-the-dog made refreshing and even vitamin-rich when an egg was added.

This zippy and zesty gin is bursting with grapefruit freshness, juniper and lime. It mixes perfectly with lots of ice, a premium tonic and garnished with a wedge of pink grapefruit.

Which tonic water goes with orange gin? As you might imagine, we recommend mixing this gin with tonic waters that have herbaceous notes, like Fever-Tree Meditarean Tonic Water. For a garnish, rosemary or thyme or both work really well. Together, they make for a fantastic G&T!

Tonic Water: A classic choice for gin, tonic water pairs well with Whitley Neill gin. The slight sweetness and bitterness of tonic water can enhance the gin's flavors. Consider using a premium tonic water or one with unique flavors like elderflower tonic.

They're both light and refreshing (albeit for slightly different reasons). They both have some component to offset the sweetness in the drink. For Fizzes that's acidity and sometimes texture from an egg component, and for Spritzes it's bitterness and the heavy influence of bubbles (sometimes from two sources).

The history of the Fizz is somewhat murky, but it's believed to have originated in the United States in the late 19th Century by Henry Charles Ramos. The drink was originally made with gin, lemon juice and sugar, but as it gained popularity, new variations emerged that used different spirits and mixers.

What is the difference between a Gin Fizz and a Ramos Gin Fizz? In addition to the ingredients present in a typical Gin Fizz (gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda), a Ramos Gin Fizz also includes lime juice, orange flower water, heavy cream, and an egg white.

The natural pink extract from the raspberries gives this drink its splendid rosy hue, and it's just as delicious when replacing the lemonade with tonic. We recommend using a rose lemonade for an additional touch of floral flavour.

How do you drink gin like a pro? ›

Pour a little into your glass, just take a tiny amount and let a little run over your tongue, then breathe gently. You'll sense the different botanicals clearly. The sides of your tongue have particular taste buds, so it helps if you let the gin coat your whole tongue. You'll get more out of the tasting!

A bad gin will taste like pine and nothing else. But a good gin will have a beautiful balance of flavors. Juniper berries are the backbone of gin. Juniper should be the dominant flavor and it gives the drink its fresh, piney character, as well as some of its dryness.

Chuck your chilli and coriander in the bottom of your glass and squash gently to release the oils in both. Add your gin to infuse, then the ice and tonic water. Finish with a squeeze of lime and drop the wedge in.

Begin by adding some raspberries and 4 mint leaves to a shaker and muddle. Then add in your pink gin, syrup, ice and give it a good shake. Next, pour in your prosecco. Fill your glass with ice and garnish with remaining mint and raspberries.

Blood orange pair well with all types of less acidic fruit. These kinds of fruits attenuate blood orange's tartness, therefore: apricots, figs, strawberries, lime, lemon, mango, apples, melon and peaches. A marriage with pineapple mitigates the sour and slightly sulphurous notes of this orange.

Drinking gin straight is the simplest and most traditional way to enjoy this spirit. It allows you to fully appreciate the complexity of the botanicals and flavors in your gin.

You can throw in a slice of orange, a star anise or that sprig of rosemary for some fun festiveness. It also makes the whole glass smell fantastic and citrusy and fresh.

-Use them in salads and salsas. Top off grilled fish or grilled, lightly seasoned tofu with blood orange salsa. -Pair them with dark greens. "Blood oranges work really well with dark greens, especially with the more bitter ones like arugula," says Sarno.