Sloe Gin Fizz Cocktail Recipe
Sloe gin with lemon and soda — deep red, tart, and gentler than gin itself.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 10%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Sloe gin50 ml (1.7 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice25 ml (0.8 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Soda water90 ml (3 oz)
How to Make It
- Shake the sloe gin, lemon juice and syrup with ice.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Garnish
Lemon wheel
What it tastes like
The citrus acidity leads, fruit notes come forward and it is carbonated.
The technique
Shaking. Anything with juice, syrup, egg white or cream gets shaken: the shaker chills the drink and adds roughly 20% water, and that water is what takes the edge off. Twelve to fifteen seconds, until the tin frosts over. Under-shaking leaves the drink harsh because it never got enough dilution.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Soda water
- Plain carbonated water. It goes in LAST and nothing is stirred after it. An open bottle goes flat fast, so small bottles make more sense than big ones.
The Story
Sloes are picked from blackthorn hedges after the first frost and steeped in gin with sugar; almost every English county has its own recipe.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Sloe Gin Fizz mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a highball glass.
- How strong is a Sloe Gin Fizz?
- Roughly 10% ABV as served — lighter than a beer — a long-conversation drink that takes a second round.
- Can a Sloe Gin Fizz be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Sloe Gin Fizz hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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