Slow Gin Fizz Recipe | Dishes Delish (2024)

The sloe gin fizz co*cktail is a delightful balance of sweet, tart, and incredibly refreshing. Just shake it up, garnish with lemon, and enjoy!

If you like co*cktails on the sweet side, this is the drink for you! This sloe gin fizz co*cktail was my grandmother’s go-to drink when our family went to a restaurant. She used to say, “This is potent.” Every. Time.But my grandmother wasn’t a big drinker, so every drink she ever had was “potent.

And even though I’m not a lover of sweet co*cktails, I do love this drink every few months because the flavor of this classic co*cktail has a great balance between the tartness of the lemon juice to the sweetness of the sloe gin.

What is the difference between sloe gin and gin?

Sloe gin is a gin-based liqueur made from sloe drupes (berries from the blackthorn shrub, which is closely related to plums), sugar, and gin. It’s an infusion that not only is a beautiful red color from the sloe berries, but it’s also the perfect addition to any co*cktail. It has an alcohol percentage between 15 – 30 percent, depending on the brand.

Gin is a non-sweetened, botanical based alcohol made from a grain like wheat or barley. The top three botanicals in gin are juniper, angelica, and coriander.

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Helpful tips

• Two solid gin brands I recommend are Blue Sapphire and Tangueray, but you can also use more budget friendly gins. Check out my guide to gin here.
• You may be limited to what sloe gin brand you can buy at your local store. My store only had Leroux, but I prefer Hayman sloe gin when I can get it.
• I do add simple syrup to this co*cktail. Start with the 1/2 ounce and if it’s not sweet enough, add another 1/2 ounce. But just know that you won’t be able to taste the drink until the club soda has been added. You can stir in more simple syrup after that if you like.
• You will need one lemon more than what the recipe calls for. The reason is that you are going to cut 2 wedges for garnish.
• Wash your lemons well before juicing or adding directly to the co*cktail. Here are two different ways:
  • 1. Use a fruit/veggie cloth. One side of the cloth is coarse and the other is smooth. Run cool water over the lemon and use the coarse side of the cloth to rub the skin of the lemon thoroughly. Rinse the lemon and set aside.
  • 2. Squirt some unscented, natural hand soap to your hands and rub the lemon with the soap. Take a vegetable brush and brush the skin to make sure you cover the whole lemon. Rinse well with cool water.

How to make the sloe gin fizz

Pre-step

Get a co*cktail shaker and fill it halfway with ice. Get a measuring glass, citrus squeezer, co*cktail spoon, and glassware.

Cut two wedges out of a lemon and set aside; wash the syrup off of two maraschino cherries and set aside.

After measuring out the ingredients, add them to the co*cktail shaker. The only ingredient you won’t add to the shaker is the club soda.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – gin, sloe gin, fresh lemon, simple syrup, and club soda. (A)

Step two

Measure2 ounces of gin. (B)

Step three

Measure 2 ounces of sloe gin. (C)

Step four

Measure 2 ounce of lemon juice. (D)

Step five

Measure 1/2 ounce simple syrup. (E)

Step six

Wash two maraschino cherries and cut two lemon wedges. (F)

Step seven

Place the lid on the co*cktail shaker and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.

Add new ice to the glasses and divide, pour, and strain the liquid between the two glasses.

You want a good 2 inches of space between the liquid and the top of the glass.

Step eight

Pour club soda in the glasses to the top, squeeze a lemon wedge to each co*cktail, and add a cherry to each glass.

Give the co*cktaila brisk stir with either a stirrer or co*cktail spoon.

Time to take a sip!

I hope you enjoyed this sloe gin fizz recipe. I enjoyed drinking the co*cktail and as my grandmother would say, “It’s potent.” Hehe!

Other delicious co*cktail recipes

• Paradise co*cktail
• Jarnac sour
• Sea breeze
• Charlie Chaplin

And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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