So what is the difference between the two drinks? When soda water became widely available and popular, bartenders obviously used it to provide new tastes and experiences for their guests. The nice thing about soda water is that it is effervescent and helps to release the aromatic aromas from the gin, or whatever spirit you are drinking. By taking a basic gin sour and adding the soda water, this cocktail became a new and interesting variation.
The Tom Collins is very similar to the Gin Fizz but here are the differences. Also, the Tom Collins is served with ice in a 12 oz glass, whereas the Gin Fizz is served in a smaller glass 8 oz without ice. Old Tom style gin still exists, but it is very hard to find. The general trend these days is bigger is better, so bars with 8oz glasses seem to be hard to find. If you do know a good bartender, you might try ordering some of the variations of the Gin Fizz. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on the cost of making one cocktail with the available ingredients shown above and does not include any postage charges.
Choose your preferred shop:. The Whisky Exchange. Be the first to comment. Add your own notes You must be logged in to add your own notes Click here to login Cancel. Review: We recommend the Derby Fizz with its combination of liqueur and spirits over these more traditional versions.
History: Like the Collins, this midth century classic is basically a sour lengthened with carbonated water and at first glance there is little difference between a Fizz and a Collins. Nutrition: There are approximately calories in one serving of Fizz generic name. Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above.
Previous Cocktail Old Vermont. Join the Discussion Most recent. Report comment. You are reporting the following comment:. Reason for reporting:. Report Cancel. Easy Jigger. Bonzer Boston Shaker Set. It is fizz-sized, but it is built in the glass and served with ice like a Collins. Its main distinguishing feature is a lack of sugar, followed by its preference for lime rather than lemon juice. It is necessarily the sourest-tasting of the bunch, and it assumes a certain amount of lingering ice-melt to offset its limeyness.
The original Rickey was made with whiskey, according to the tastes of its creator and namesake Col. Joe Rickey; but the Gin Rickey has been the more popular sibling for most of their history, heightening the apparent similarity with the Collins and the fizz. Got all that? These are all super easy quarantine cocktails, but I have the same mild Question for My Tasters about each of them: are you happy with these proportions?
As always, drink as many or as few as you like, just let me know which drinks you tried and which spirit s you used when providing your feedback!
Tom Collins pictured 2 oz. Lemon Juice 6 oz. Combine gin, sugar, and lemon juice in a Collin glass or other tall glass if you have a to oz. Add seltzer and plenty of ice, and stir to mix.
Enjoy slowly over the course of an afternoon. For a John Collins, substitute whiskey for the gin; for a Ron Collins, substitute rum. Gin Fizz 2 oz. Lemon Juice. Shake with ice. Strain into an 8ish-oz. Rum, whiskey, or brandy may be substituted for the gin if preferred. For a Silver Fizz, add an egg white to the shaker and shake once without ice to unfold the egg proteins before shaking with ice.
For a Golden Fizz, add an egg yolk instead. Southside pictured 2 oz.
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