15 Jul Chicago Fizz
Which rum is best for a a Chicago Fizz Cocktail?

About Dos Maderas 5+5
Dos Maderas 5+5 is a triple cask aged blended rum that spends five years in the Carribean followed by 5 years in Jerez. The time in Jerez aging is split 60/40 between Williams & Humbert Palo Cortado botas and PX botas. The result is a rich confectionary scented rum with plenty of natural baking spices, vanilla, maple, fig and chocolate notes.

About Dos Maderas 5+5
Dos Maderas 5+5 is a triple cask aged blended rum that spends five years in the Carribean followed by 5 years in Jerez. The time in Jerez aging is split 60/40 between Williams & Humbert Palo Cortado botas and PX botas. The result is a rich confectionary scented rum with plenty of natural baking spices, vanilla, maple, fig and chocolate notes.
Ingredients to make a Chicago Fizz Cocktail - Rum cocktail
1 oz. Dos Maderas 5+5
1 oz. Ruby Port
.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
.5 oz. simple syrup (1:1)
1 egg white
2-3 oz. club soda
Chicago Fizz Cocktail Recipe - Step by step how to prepare a rum cocktail
1.
Chill a Collins glass or large flute.
2.
Cut a lemon in half and juice.
3.
Add all ingredients except soda to your shaker.
4.
Shake without ice (dry shake) to get the egg white properly frothy.
5.
Fill shaker with cracked ice.
6.
Shake vigorously for an additional 15-20 seconds or until fully frothy.
7.
Strain into your chilled glass.
8.
Slowly pour in chilled club soda to let the foam rise to the top of your glass.
Origins of the Chicago Fizz cocktail

Tips for a Chicago Fizz Cocktail
Tip 2: If using a bottle of club soda, open the cap slowly and let it hiss first so as not to have it explode. And always chill your soda before adding so as not to warm up your cocktail.
Tips for a Chicago Fizz Cocktail
Tip 1: When shaking with an egg white, always be sure to shake very vigorously but to also breathe while doing so to avoid pulling a muscle.
Tip 2: If using a bottle of club soda, open the cap slowly and let it hiss first so as not to have it explode. And always chill your soda before adding so as not to warm up your cocktail.
Chicago Fizz Variations and types
This version may have usurped the Chicago Fizz in history by replacing the rum with rye whiskey and is sometimes listed with or without the soda. It appears to be affiliated with the Elk’s Club which does indeed have a headquarters in Chicago in addition to many other US cities.
Barman Duggan McDonnell may or may not have had the Chicago or Elk’s Fizz on his mind when creating this larger format recipe with rum, tawny port, lime, sugar and bitters but it does feel like part of the family.
FAQ
Beer and whiskey back in the day but today, the bartender’s “Chicago handshake” drink is Malört, a very bitter Amaro often taken alongside a beer. Other drinks affiliated with Chicago historically include the Chicago Cocktail, the Mamie Taylor, Cohasset Punch, the Southside and unfortunately, the Mickey Finn.
Fizz refers to a category of sour drinks that are shaken with or without an egg white and then topped with carbonated water or other fizzy ingredient to make them extra frothy. In their heyday (late 1800’s – early 1900’s), they were often a breakfast cocktail and or hangover cure.
No one is entirely certain who authored it or just why it is so named the Chicago Fizz, although many types of Fizzes were commonly named for places and other monikers.
The best dark rums for the Chicago Fizz are dark rums that have a richer character. Dos Maderas 5+5 is ideal for its particular chocolate and dried fruit character that works nicely with Port.
Cocktails with Dos Maderas 5+5
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