Fitzgerald
CLASSIC · HAYMAN'S LONDON DRY GIN

Fitzgerald

The Fitzgerald strips the classic gin sour back to its essentials - bright lemon, botanical gin, and a whisper of Angostura that lifts the whole drink into something unexpectedly complex.

Ingredients
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)22.5 ml
Sugar syrup 'rich'15 ml
Saline solution
Lemon slice wheel
Glassware
Old-fashioned
Chilled.
Flavor
BODYSWEETFRUITACIDHEATSMOKEEARTHBITTER

Juniper · Black pepper · Lemon

Estimated profile

Method
  1. 1

    Prepare a lemon slice wheel and set aside for garnish.

  2. 2

    Add gin, fresh lemon juice, rich simple syrup, and Angostura bitters to a cocktail shaker.

  3. 3

    Add ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds until well chilled.

  4. 4

    Strain into an Old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.

  5. 5

    Add drops of saline solution over the top.

  6. 6

    Garnish with a lemon slice wheel on the rim.

From the Bartender

A few drops of saline solution - typically a 20% salt-to-water ratio - is the bartender's secret weapon here, suppressing bitterness and amplifying the aromatic complexity of both the gin and bitters without any detectable saltiness.

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