The Mixicologist by C. F. Lawlor (1895, p.62) — C. F. Lawlor 1895
| 0.25 whole | Lemon juice (fresh) — lemon juice | acid |
| ice — fine ice | base | |
| Seltzer water — syphon Seltzer | dilution | |
| 3 dash | Curaçao — Curacao | modifier |
| 1 whole | egg white — white of one egg | other |
| 1 barspoon | sugar — sugar | sweetener |
- Fill a lemonade glass with fine ice to cool it.
- Put a mixing glass two thirds full of fine ice with the lemon juice, sugar, Curacao, and white of one egg.
- Shake well, strain into the chilled glass, and fill with syphon Seltzer.
- Nose
- Citrus and orange liqueur rise with a lifted fizzy foam.
- Palate
- It sits between fizz and daisy logic, with egg white providing body while Curacao brings a faintly decorative sweetness.
- Finish
- The finish is bright, airy, and lightly citrus-sweet.
- Summary
- A useful late fizz variation showing the family shading into adjacent sparkling sour territory.
La Casino Fizz matters because it helps thicken the ontology around the not-quite-identical long sparkling sour forms that proliferate in this period. Those near-neighbours are crucial for a real family tree.
The pre-chilled serving glass is part of the drink's crispness. The fizz should feel airy rather than heavy.
Compared with Gin Fizz, this version is more liqueur-seasoned. Compared with Brandy Daisy, the egg white pulls it more firmly toward fizz identity.