Morning Glory Fizz
Dry shake ∙ 5 min ∙ 10.8% ABV ∙
The Morning Glory Fizz is a Scotch whisky fizz with a touch of absinthe, lemon, lime, egg white and soda, served without ice under a foamy head.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake the first 6 ingredients with ice: Speyside single malt Scotch whisky 60 mlAbsinthe 5 mlLemon juice 20 mlLime juice 10 mlSugar syrup 15 mlEgg white 20 ml
- Strain back into the shaker
- Dry shake (without ice) and slowly pour 2/3 of the shaker's contents from a height into the chilled glass (no ice), while simultaneously pouring soda with your other hand
- As the final contents of the shaker are poured into the glass, so the head should rise like a soufflé
- Garnish with a lime wheel
Tips
- The second shake goes without ice; that's what whips the egg white stiff enough to stand up in the glass.
- Pour the mix from a height with one hand and the soda with the other; done together, the head rises like a soufflé.
- Chill the highball glass but serve it without ice; cubes would knock down the foam as you pour.
History
The Morning Glory Fizz is one of the earliest documented "hair of the dog" cocktails, dating to the 1880s, though sources disagree on exactly where it first appeared in print. Some credit Harry Johnson's New and Improved Bartenders' Manual, in an 1882 edition, while others trace its first mention to 1884, citing O.H. Byron's Modern Bartenders' Guide and George Winter's How to Mix Drinks. No single inventor is documented behind the drink. Byron described it as a beverage meant to be drunk immediately, calling it a tonic and a nerve quieter, while Johnson recommended it as a morning drink to give a good appetite and quiet the nerves.
The recipe combined Scotch whisky with lemon and lime juice, sugar, egg white, a touch of absinthe, and soda, placing it within the fizz family alongside the era's silver fizzes made with egg white. Over the following decades, later versions lightened the egg content as tastes shifted, before a revival of the classic build in modern craft cocktail bars.
FAQ
What is a Morning Glory Fizz?
One of the earliest "hair of the dog" drinks, from the 1880s. It is Scotch whisky with a touch of absinthe, citrus, sugar and egg white, lengthened with soda and served without ice. It comes in at about 10.8% ABV.
What is in a Morning Glory Fizz?
Speyside single malt Scotch whisky (60 ml) and absinthe (5 ml), with 20 ml fresh lemon juice, 10 ml fresh lime juice and 15 ml sugar syrup. It also takes 20 ml egg white and is topped with 60 ml soda water.
How do you make a Morning Glory Fizz?
Shake everything except the soda with ice, strain it back into the shaker, and dry shake without ice. Pour it from a height into a chilled, ice-free highball while pouring the soda with your other hand, then add a lime wheel.
