Fitzgerald
A gin sour with Angostura bitters adding warmth and complexity.
CitrusBitterSweet
Ingredients
- Gin1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Lemon Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Simple Syrup0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Angostura Bitters2 dashes
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a sugar-rimmed coupe glass.
- Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Fitzgerald was created by Dale DeGroff at the Rainbow Room in New York in the 1990s. Essentially a gin sour with a dash of Angostura bitters, it was DeGroff's simple, elegant template for introducing drinkers to fresh-juice classics during the cocktail revival.
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