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    Home » Cocktail » Sloe Gin Fizz Cocktail

    Sloe Gin Fizz Cocktail

    Last updated on December 8, 2020. Originally posted on March 25, 2016 By Elaine 4 Comments

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    This sloe gin fizz fizz cocktail recipe has so much going for it. It’s really pretty, super pretty and packs a punch! What’s not to love?

    A stirrer and lemon wedge in the red cocktail in the collins glass

    There are two things that I think about when I think of a sloe gin fizz cocktail!

    1.) It was my grandmother Bena’s go to drink when we went out to a restaurant as a family. She used to say, “This is potent.”  Every.  Time.  But my grandmother wasn’t a big drinker so every drink she ever had was “potent.”

    2.) I remember my mother (and company) imbibed this drink long ago at a dinner party hosted at our house and everyone had a hangover the next day.

    That’s not to say that you will get a hangover if you try this drink.  The reason my mom had one the next day is because she/they imbibed way too many that night.  I don’t think she ever drank one again.  Ever.

    But that’s what happens when you overindulge any type of drink.  I feel that way about a certain brand of wine that I drank to excess when I was younger.  I can still smell it when I think of it.  Glurg!

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    Gin, sloe gin, lemon juice and simple syrup on a grey table

    How to make the sloe gin fizz cocktail

    Sloe gin (naturally), gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and club soda make a sloe gin fizz!

    I haven’t made this cocktail too many times in my career as a mixologist but I’ve made my share.  When my folks made it for that fated dinner party, they used a sweet and sour mix that came in an envelope.  I remember those drinks being super sweet. (Okay, I admit it.  I took a few sips in the kitchen from the glasses I carried to the guests in the dining room.  “Here you go.  Hehe!  Don’t mind the lip marks on the glass.”  No, I didn’t say that…)

    My sloe gin fizz is not super sweet.  It has the perfect amount of sweetness, balanced by the sour of the lemon.

    Now, there are a bazillion, (okay, probably not that many) recipes out there, so there are many ways to make it.

    The liquor store I frequent only had one type of sloe gin and it’s not ‘top shelf’, in my opinion. So, I chose to lessen the sloe gin and add more straight gin to the recipe, so as not to make it too sweet.  If I had a choice,  I would have gone with the Plymouth brand sloe gin.

    With that said, let us begin.

    Mixing the cocktail

    I grab my shaker and fill it halfway with ice.

    I measure 1 ounce of gin.  I use Bombay gin.  I love you, Bombay gin.  Kiss, kiss!

    Gin poured out with the bottle, glass and shaker in the background

    Into the shaker it goes!

    Next up, I measure out 1 ounce of sloe gin.

    Sloe gin measured out with the bottle, shaker and glass

    See that redness?  Sloe gin is made from gin and sloe (blackthorn) drupes, which is a small fruit that is a relative to the plum.  It has a alcohol percentage between 15 – 30 percent, depending on the brand, etc.

    Into the shaker it goes.

    Time for the simple syrup.

    I measure out ½ ounce.  Now, start with ½ ounce when you make your cocktail, if you like a sweeter cocktail, add another ½ ounce.  Only problem is you won’t know until you finish making the drink, so I would suggest that you under pour the club soda.  But I’m getting ahead of myself.

    Simple syrup poured with the bottle, filled shaker and glass in the background

    Into the shaker it goes!

    Now, I grab my lemon and  squeeze 1 ounce of the juice out of it.

    Lemon juice squeezed and measured out with a lemon wedge, shaker and glass in the background

    I pour the lemon into the shaker to join the rest of the ingredients.

    While I am handling the lemon, I cut a wedge out of one of the halves.  If it takes a whole lemon to get the 1 ounce of juice, I cut the wedge out of a new lemon.

    Lemon wedge in a white bowl with a stirrer, cocktail shaker with the drink in it and glass

    Okay, now I cap the shaker and shake it a good 10 times and pour it into my Collins glass.  I like these cocktails in a tall glass!

    The gin fizz poured into a glass awaiting the club soda

    Notice the space at the top!

    That space is for the club soda!

    I open by bottle of club soda and pour it in the glass.  (Here’s where you can leave a little space to sip it to see if you want it sweeter.)

    Club soda in the fizz cocktail with the bottle in the background, and lemon wedge in the background

    I take my stirrer and give the cocktail a brisk stir.  It doesn’t need any more simple syrup.

    I squeeze the wedge of lemon into the glass and slip the wedge into the drink.

    Lemon floating in the fizz with a stirrer in the glass

    Bottoms up

    Yay!  It’s done and ready to drink.

    But not too many sloe gin fizzes.

    I learned my lesson by watching my relatives.

    At least, my lesson on sloe gin fizzes.  🙂

    Vertical view of the collins glass with the red cocktail and lemon wedge in it

    An aerial view.

    Overhead view of the lemon in the red fizz cocktail

    I hope you enjoyed this recipe.  I enjoyed drinking the cocktail!

    Other delicious cocktails

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    And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

    A stirrer and lemon wedge in the red cocktail in the collins glass - square

    Sloe Gin Fizz Cocktail

    This colorful drink is delicious and easy to make – and so festive!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Cocktail
    Cuisine: Cocktails
    Keyword: sloe gin fizz
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 1 cocktail
    Calories: 197kcal
    Author: Elaine Benoit

    Ingredients

    • 1 ounce gin
    • 1 ounce sloe gin get Plymouth if you can
    • ½ ounce simple syrup
    • 1 ounce lemon juice freshly squeezed
    • Club soda

    Garnish

    • lemon wedge

    Instructions

    • Fill a shaker halfway full with ice
    • Add gin, sloe gin, simple syrup and lemon juice
    • Cap shaker and shake for 10 seconds
    • Pour in tall glass like a Collins glass
    • Pour club soda to the top of the glass
    • Stir
    • Taste to see if you need more simple syrup
    • Squeeze lemon wedge into drink and slip the wedge into it as well
    • Lift glass
    • Sip
    • Smack your lips
    • Enjoy

    Equipment

    cocktail shaker
    measuring glass
    collins glass
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Sodium: 11mg | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin C: 11mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    Comments

    1. Sherri

      March 26, 2016 at 8:01 pm

      My gawd this is good 🙂 Love your Cocktail recipe’s Layneey 🙂

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 27, 2016 at 8:30 am

        Thanks Sadee 🙂

        Laineey!

        Reply
    2. Lisbeth Skaalum

      November 27, 2021 at 10:42 am

      OMG this is addictive 😳
      I used Haymann’s sloe gin and another straight forward gin. Had to add lime juice with the lemon juice because I only had one small lemon. Thanks for a great recipe.
      Greetings from Lisbeth (Denmark)

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      • Elaine

        November 28, 2021 at 2:50 pm

        I’m so pleased to hear that! My grandmother loved sloe gin. I’ve come to like it. I love that you improvised with what you had on hand! And greeting from Massachusetts, USA. 🙂 Thanks for commenting, Lisbeth!

        Reply

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