A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from March 05, 2007
Texas Fizz (cocktail)

Texas Fizz is a cocktail that’s served occasionally. It usually consists of gin and orange juice and lemon juice, with a few other ingredients. The origin of the drink is not known, but it appears to have been first served in the 1990s.
 
   
How To Mix Cocktails
Texas Fizz
1.0 fl. oz. of Gin
0.5 fl. oz. of Orange Juice
0.5 fl. oz. of Lemon Juice
Dash of Grenadine
Ice
Soda Water
     
Suggested Garnish:
Twist of Lemon
   
Mixing Procedure:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with the ice, shake, strain into a highball glass, top with Soda Water, garnish with a Twist of Lemon. 
   
DrinksMixer.com
Texas Fizz recipe
4 oz Champagne
1 oz gin
1 oz orange juice
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
 
Shake gin, orange juice and grenadine and strain into a highball glass three-quarters filled with broken ice. Add champagne, garnish with a slice of orange, and serve.
   
Serve in:
Highball Glass
     
eCocktail.com
Texas Fizz 
classification: Fizz
occasion: After-Dinner
season: any season
taste: semi-sweet
 
alcoholic ingredients:
1,5 cl Gin
1,5 cl peach liqueur
 
nonalcoholic ingredients:
soda water
2 bar spoon Gomme Syrup
1,5 cl lemon juice
1,5 cl orange juice
 
accessories:
glass: Tumbler, mittlerer
mixing: shaker
creator:
notice: Longdrink

Posted by Barry Popik
Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary) • Monday, March 05, 2007 • Permalink


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