Gin Fizz

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• Gin
• Soda water
• Lemon
• Cane sugar syrup
• Ice cubes
• Fresh green leaves (optional, for garnish)
• Tools
• Manual juicer
• Cocktail shaker (optional)

Steps

1. Preparing the lemon
2. Cut the lemon in half (the knife perpendicular to the line from tip to tip), and cut one slice from one half to set aside
3. Cut the lemon in half again and press the 4 lemon wedges with the juicer, collecting the juice in a container
4. Mixing (without a shaker)
5. Choose a glass; a clear glass of 350-400 ml is recommended
6. Put 100 g of ice in the bottom of the glass
7. Pour in 30-40 ml gin
8. Pour in 20 ml lemon juice (add more or all of it if you like it sour)
9. Pour in 30-40 g cane sugar syrup
10. Stir well with a spoon
11. Place the lemon slice you set aside
12. Slowly pour soda water down the side of the glass until full (don't pour onto the ice, to avoid losing fizz)
13. Gently lift the spoon up and down to mix (don't stir in circles, to avoid losing fizz)
14. Place the garnish leaves on the surface (optional)
15. If you have a shaker, replace steps 2-6 above with the following
16. Put the ice, gin, lemon juice and cane sugar syrup in the shaker and shake well
17. Pour the well-shaken mix into the glass (if the ice is too crushed, strain it out and add fresh ice to the glass)