Fizz & Co
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 11.8% ABV ∙
Fizz & Co is a gin fizz built with cream of coconut, lemon juice, and soda water, shaken and topped for a tropical twist on the classic fizz. Creamy coconut rounds out sharp lemon while the gin keeps a crisp backbone, and the soda top finishes it light and effervescent — an easy warm-weather sipper.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake the first 4 ingredients with ice: London dry gin 30 mlCream of coconut 20 mlLemon juice 20 mlSugar syrup 10 ml
- Fine strain into the ice-filled glass
- Top with Soda water
- Express a lemon twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- Shake the gin, coconut cream, lemon, and syrup hard with ice to fully emulsify the coconut before straining.
- Fine-strain into the ice-filled glass to keep the shaken mix clear before topping with soda.
- Top with soda water gently after straining so it keeps its carbonation rather than going flat.
- Express the lemon twist directly over the drink right before serving to release its oils onto the surface.
History
The Fizz & Co is a coconut-cream riff on the classic Gin Fizz, the sour-family drink built on gin, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water. The fizz style is documented as early as 1876, when Jerry Thomas's Bartender's Guide printed an effervescent sour topped with soda water, and the format caught on through the late 1800s as bartenders shook spirit, citrus, and sugar together before adding carbonated water for a light, frothy finish. The gin version became especially associated with New Orleans, where the format was pushed to its most elaborate extreme in the egg-and-cream-laden Ramos Gin Fizz, invented in 1888 by Henry C. Ramos at his Imperial Cabinet Saloon. Fizzes broadened across the late 19th and early 20th centuries into a wide family of variants using different spirits, eggs, and creams. Fizz & Co follows that same fizz template but swaps in cream of coconut for a tropical, richer body.
FAQ
What is a fizz cocktail?
A fizz is a category of drinks made from a spirit, citrus juice, and a sweetener, shaken and then topped with carbonated water or soda for a light, effervescent finish. Fizz & Co follows that pattern, with gin as the spirit and lemon and sugar syrup providing the citrus-sweet base, plus cream of coconut for a tropical twist and body.
What alcohol is in fizz?
Fizz & Co uses London dry gin as its base spirit, shaken with cream of coconut, lemon juice, and sugar syrup before being topped with soda water. At about 11.8% ABV, it drinks lighter than a standard spirit-forward cocktail thanks to the soda top.
What's the difference between a fizz and a spritz?
A fizz is shaken with a spirit, citrus, and sugar before being topped with soda water, while a spritz is simply built and stirred from wine or a low-proof aperitif topped with sparkling wine or soda, with no shaking step. Fizz & Co is shaken first, then topped, which gives it a tighter, more integrated texture than a spritz's looser build.
What is in Fizz & Co?
Gin, cream of coconut, lemon juice, and sugar syrup, shaken together and strained over ice, then topped with soda water and finished with an expressed lemon twist.
Is Fizz & Co shaken or stirred?
Shaken. The gin, cream of coconut, lemon juice, and sugar syrup are shaken hard with ice to chill and emulsify the coconut cream, then fine-strained; the soda water is added afterward as a gentle top, never shaken, so it keeps its carbonation.
What glass is Fizz & Co served in?
A highball glass, filled with ice and garnished with a lemon twist.
