Day 25: "Alabama Fizz"

This next drink is a spin on the famous Alabama Slammer…the Alabama Fizz. Perfect for a hot, summer day on the porch.

Here’s the recipe I used (taken from DrinksMixer.com):

1/2 oz lemon juice (Tantillo Sicilian Lemon Juice)
1 tsp powdered sugar
2 oz gin (Seagram’s Extra Dry Gin)
club soda (Canada Dry Club Soda)
2 mint sprigs

Shake lemon juice, sugar, and gin with ice and strain into a glass over two ice cubes. Fill with club soda and garnish mint.

Can be served in any type of glassware, but it is always garnished with mint. Try rubbing the rim of the glass with a mint sprig for an extra mint taste with every sip!

Personal tasting notes: It was very similar to the Tom Collins, but slightly better, in my opinion. Since the ingredients are essentially the same, I would say the powdered sugar had something to do with it rather than the regular sugar in the Tom Collins. It made it a bit smoother, I think. Try it for yourself!