Gin Fix

Name: Gin Fix
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz London Dry Gin; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.75 oz Simple Syrup; Lemon wheel (garnish, optional)

Classic

Gin, lemon, and sugar over crushed ice.

ClassicSummerCitrusy

3 minEasyBalanced

Crisp gin and sharp lemon with a light sweetness, made colder and softer by the crushed ice. Tart, clean, and cooling.

Ingredients

2 oz London Dry Gin
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.75 oz Simple Syrup
Lemon wheel · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
2
Shake until well-chilled.
3
Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.
4
Garnish with a lemon wheel.

The Story

The fix is a nineteenth-century cousin of the sour and the daisy: spirit, citrus, and sugar, served over a heap of crushed ice rather than strained up. It is a drink for hot weather, built to chill quickly and stay cold.

Glass · Rocks glassGarnish · Lemon wheel