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December 4, 2015 By Lucy Leave a Comment

A Festive Gin Fizz

Orange Gin Fizz Recipe

It wouldn’t be Cocktail Friday without mentioning Gin now would it? Oh come on, it was whisky last week, so that’s a whole Cocktail Friday gone by without a Gin based recipe. And this week’s cocktail is completely delicious *aren’t they all* and is a festive take on a classic. So, here it is the Orange Gin Fizz.

I have always been slightly put off by a cocktail containing raw egg white. Until now. This Orange Gin Fizz is so smooth, creamy and fruity, I may only drink egg white based cocktails from here on in. I used the carton of pasteurised egg whites too, although I would have been just as happy to use a good free range egg as I am neither a) elderly *well not quite* or b) pregnant *absolutely no chance*. You don’t even notice it has egg white in it, the fresh orange juice, gin and just a dash of Grenadine makes this a highly drinkable Cocktail Friday favourite. You had better start stockpiling Gin for the festive season as I have a feeling this Orange Gin Fizz is going to be very much in demand.

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Here’s the lovely orange based line up. Without the important Grenadine, so important is it, I forgot it all together so it gets a publicity shot all of it’s own.

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In my defence I had a terrible cold and an even worse hangover when I photographed this cocktail, so apologies for any slackness. Make a start with this wonderful drink by taking your cocktail shaker and adding a good handful of ice.

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Measure out your Gin and pour onto the ice, along with the egg white. I used two tablespoons of the cartoned variety.

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Next, squeeze a couple of large oranges to yield around 100ml to 125ml of juice. Then pour this into your shaker.

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Next up, add the dash of the forgotten Grenadine then pop the lid of your shaker on.

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So now it becomes strenuous. Take your cocktail shaker and shake for 3 whole of your English minutes. 180 seconds if you please. It does make your arms ache but I drafted Ben in to help on the promise I would share the end cocktail with him *I lied*.

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Your fully shaken-for-3-minutes cocktail should be beautifully iced and super creamy and frothy. Pour it into an elegant glass. Like so.

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Top up with a splash or two of soda and then it’s all systems go.

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Try not to drink this down in one after all that effort you went to shaking it.

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So creamy, yet fruity and light.

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Oranges give this cocktail such a delicious festive flavour and are one of your five a day. I can’t believe I have been missing out on such brilliant cocktails in the past because of my self imposed no egg white policy. What fool I have been. Don’t make the same mistake as me and get amongst this wonderful winter treat as soon as humanely possible.

Have a restful weekend.

Lucy x

Orange Gin Fizz Recipe

Makes 1

You will need a cocktail shaker and a pretty glass

50ml Gin

1 egg white, I used whites from a carton but a good fresh free range egg white is fine too, as long as not for the pregnant or elderly

100ml to 125ml freshly squeezed orange juice or from a bottle if pushed

A dash of Grenadine

Ice

Soda water to top up

Take a cocktail shaker and add a good handful of ice. Pour in the big shot of gin, egg white and freshly squeezed orange juice. Add the dash of grenadine then shake for a full 3 minutes. The cocktail should be super chilled and frothy. Pour into a glass and sip this festive delight.

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