Rum Fizz

Name: Rum Fizz
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Gold Rum; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.75 oz Simple Syrup; 2 oz Soda Water; Lemon wheel (garnish, optional)

Classic

Gold rum, lemon, and soda in a tall, bright fizz.

ClassicRefreshingEasy DrinkingCitrusy

3 minEasyLight

Bright lemon and gentle sweetness over smooth, caramel-edged rum, lifted by bubbles. Crisp and easy to drink.

Ingredients

2 oz Gold Rum
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.75 oz Simple Syrup
2 oz Soda Water
Lemon wheel · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the gold rum, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
2
Shake until well-chilled.
3
Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
4
Top with the soda water and garnish with a lemon wheel.

The Story

Fizzes were a fixture of nineteenth-century American bars, built on spirit, citrus, sugar, and soda. Rum versions go back to the colonial era, when rum was the most common spirit in the Americas.

Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Lemon wheel