Alabama Fizz
Cocktail avec alcool
Catégorie : Alcoolisé
Ingrédients
- eau gazeuse
- 2 cl de jus de citrons verts
- 5 feuille(s) de menthe
- 1 cl de sirop de sucre de canne
- 5 cl de gin
- glaçons
Préparation
Put the gin, mint leaves, cane sugar syrup, and lemon juice into a shaker with 4 or 5 ice cubes Shake vigorously until frosted Strain into a tumbler glass filled with ice cubes Top up with sparkling water Garnish with a sprig of mint
Histoire
The Alabama Fizz belongs to the great family of fizzes, sparkling cocktails popularized in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term fizz originally referred to a drink made with a spirit, an acidic element, a sweetener, and soda water, served well chilled. The Alabama Fizz follows this classic structure with gin, lime juice, cane sugar syrup, mint, and soda water, clearly linking it to the tradition of long, refreshing cocktails.
Its name, however, does not point to a documented origin with any certainty. Unlike cocktails whose creation is attributed to a specific bar, bartender, or city, the Alabama Fizz appears mainly in 20th-century cocktail books and lists, without any single inventor being identifiable. The word Alabama seems to have been chosen to evoke an American regional identity, as was often the case in cocktail nomenclature of the period, shaped more by imagination than by any true geographical provenance.
The presence of mint and lime also brings the Alabama Fizz closer to American drinks inspired by the cooler or smash style, which emphasized freshness and aromatic character. In bars, this type of recipe became established with the spread of soda and ice, as cocktails began to be served longer and lighter than before. The Alabama Fizz is thus a representative example of this evolution: a simple, lively, and thirst-quenching cocktail born from the meeting of gin culture and the rise of sparkling drinks.