Name: Gin fizz
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 200g caster sugar; 60ml gin (we used Warner’s London Dry Gin); 30ml lemon juice, plus a slice to garnish; 1 egg white (optional); sparkling water

A tall glass filled with a light peach-coloured cocktail with a foamy top and garnished with a slice of lemon on a terrazzo board

200g caster sugar
60ml gin
(we used Warner’s London Dry Gin)
30ml lemon juice
plus a slice to garnish
1 egg white
(optional)
sparkling water

Method

step 1
Put the sugar in a pan with 100ml of water and stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Cool completely and pour into a sterilised bottle – this sugar syrup will keep in the fridge for up to a month.
step 2
Put the gin, lemon juice, 1 tbsp of the sugar syrup and egg white, if using, in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds then strain into a chilled collins glass and top with sparkling water. Garnish with a slice of lemon.