Rum Fizz recipe
White rum, lemon juice, simple syrup and soda water, stirred over ice in a highball glass, garnished with a slice of lemon.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 5 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Rum Fizz?
White Rum
All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.
Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.
In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.
White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.
Pretty cool, huh?
Simple Syrup
Simple Syrup is a common ingredient in cocktails and is used simply to sweeten a drink.
You can buy the syrup off the shelf, but it’s also pretty easy to make yourself. It’s made by combining sugar and water in equal parts – simple, right?
If you do want to buy it off the shelf, we recommend:
Soda Water
Soda Water is essentially water that contains dissolved carbon dioxide gas.
This can either be infused with the water artificially or occur naturally.
Soda Water is thought to have been around since 1740, but became popular in 1783 when the Soda industry really took off and Soda Water was bottled and sold.
For Soda Water, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make a Rum Fizz?
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
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Recipe card
Rum Fizz
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, white rum, lemon juice, simple syrup, and soda water to a highball glass.
- Gently stir.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon.
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Rum Fizz FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Rum Fizz?
To make a Rum Fizz, you need 50ml / 1.7oz white rum, 30ml / 1oz lemon juice, 20ml / 0.7oz simple syrup and 100ml / 3.4oz soda water, plus a slice of lemon to garnish. There’s more about white rum, simple syrup and soda water above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Rum Fizz?
You’ll need a highball glass.
What alcohol is in a Rum Fizz?
The only alcohol in a Rum Fizz is white rum: 50ml / 1.7oz.
Is a Rum Fizz shaken or stirred?
A Rum Fizz is stirred, not shaken. It’s made straight in a highball glass: add the ingredients over ice and stir.
What glass is a Rum Fizz served in?
Serve a Rum Fizz in a highball glass.
How do you garnish a Rum Fizz?
Garnish a Rum Fizz with a slice of lemon.
How do I make a Rum Fizz for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 200ml white rum, 120ml lemon juice, 80ml simple syrup and 400ml soda water.
