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Chicago Fizz recipe
Dry shakenHighballNo ice10% ABV200 kcal
The Chicago Fizz is a dry-shaken rum cocktail, made with Jamaican rum, ruby port, lemon juice and more, served in a highball. It is citrusy and sparkling.
Chicago Fizz ingredients
| Jamaican rum | 45 ml (1½ oz) |
| Ruby port | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Lemon juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Egg white | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Soda water | top up, about 60 ml |
How to make a Chicago Fizz
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain into a chilled highball.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- None
- Garnish
- None
Chicago Fizz: quick answers
- How strong is a Chicago Fizz?
- About 10% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Chicago Fizz?
- About 200 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Chicago Fizz served in?
- A highball, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Chicago Fizz have?
- 6 in total: Jamaican rum, ruby port, lemon juice, simple syrup, egg white and soda water.
