Modern American Drinks by George J. Kappeler (1895, p.60) — George J. Kappeler 1895
| 0.5 whole | Lime juice (fresh) — lime-juice | acid |
| 1 jigger | Old Tom gin — Tom gin | base |
| seltzer — siphon seltzer | dilution | |
| 0.5 tablespoon | sugar — fine sugar | sweetener |
- Prepare the drink in the same manner as a Plain Gin Fizz, using lime juice in place of lemon.
- Nose
- Lime and gin make the drink smell sharper and greener than the standard lemon version.
- Palate
- The change seems small, but lime pushes the fizz toward a brisker and more modern-feeling citrus profile.
- Finish
- The finish is crisp, clean, and more pointed than lemon-gin fizz forms.
- Summary
- A lime-led gin fizz showing citrus choice becoming part of family differentiation.