Ramos gin fizz en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Henry C. Ramos, a New Orleans barman who invented it in 1888.
Meanings
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A cocktail particularly associated with New Orleans, made from gin, lemon and lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water and soda water.
“What was that everybody at your table was drinking? Can I get you one?” “Ramos gin fizz. Get yourself one, too.”
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 416:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramos gin fizzes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |