The World's Drinks and How to Mix Them by Hon. Wm Boothby (1908, p.38) — Boothby 1908
| 1 jigger | Old Tom gin — gin | base |
| Soda water — siphon seltzer | dilution | |
| 1 piece | ice — ice | other |
| 1 heaping barspoon | sugar — sugar | sweetener |
- Make the drink as a New Orleans Fizz.
- Serve while effervescing.
Ice: A piece of ice
- Nose
- Cold gin and soda rise quickly.
- Palate
- Because Boothby explicitly equates the two names, the value here is historical naming continuity rather than a fresh spec change.
- Finish
- The finish is lively, simple, and brisk.
- Summary
- A regional naming variant of the New Orleans Fizz branch.