A fix, otherwise known as a “fix-up,” can be made with brandy, rum, whiskey, or gin. If you’re going with gin, genever is the style to use (and the one that would have graced the drink originally).
Gin Fix
A fix, otherwise known as a "fix-up," can be made with brandy, rum, whiskey, or gin.
Yield: makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp. superfine sugar
- 1 tsp. water
- 2 oz. genever
- Garnish with seasonal fruit such as blackberries
Instructions
- In a small glass, stir together lemon juice, sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in genever. Pour mixture into a small highball glass three-quarters filled with cracked ice. Garnish with fruit.