Silver Gin Fizz

Recipe: Silver Fizz
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Published: October 31, 2007

Adapted from David Wondrich

Time: 5 minutes Fizzes, particularly the Silver Fizz, with the added nutritional boost of an egg white, often served as breakfast for the 19th-century drinking man.

1/2 tablespoon superfine sugar

1/2 ounce lemon juice

2 ounces gin, preferably Plymouth

1 egg white

2 ounces seltzer.

Dump two or three handfuls of cracked or shaved ice into a cocktail shaker and add everything but the seltzer. Shake energetically for a minute or more, then strain into a 6- to 8-ounce highball glass. Add seltzer and stir gently.

Yield: One drink.