Morning Glory Fizz
ClassicScotch, lemon, egg white, and an absinthe rinse, topped with soda.
Light, frothy, and fresh. Lemon and soda give a crisp, sparkling lift, egg white adds a silky foam, and Scotch brings gentle malt with a trace of smoke. The absinthe rinse adds a faint, aromatic anise note.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blended Scotch
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
- 0.25 oz Absinthe
- Soda Water to top
- None · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Rinse a chilled highball glass with the absinthe and discard the excess.
- 2
Add the Scotch, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white to a shaker and shake hard without ice.
- 3
Add ice and shake again until very cold.
- 4
Strain into the glass and top with soda water.
The Story
The Morning Glory Fizz is a Scotch fizz from the early 20th century, listed in vintage bartending guides including The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). It was designed as a morning pick-me-up, a hair-of-the-dog for the night before, with the foamy sparkle of a fizz and a whisper of absinthe on top. It is one of the few classic cocktails built on Scotch.