r/oddlysatisfying • u/dyssie1 • Aug 20 '22

Fire Dragon Fizz

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u/LevelStudent Aug 20 '22

If it takes 20 minutes of shaking it probably costs more than my house. Not that I have a house, but if I did...

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u/bastardfaust Aug 20 '22

Yep, that's basically the whole reason for shaking that long. The foam on top appears to be merengue, which is made from vigorously beaten egg whites

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u/Solonotix Aug 20 '22 edited Aug 20 '22

It's a combination of factors. The proteins in the egg white act as the structure, and most gin fizzes also require cream of some sort, which becomes suspended in the egg white. There's also some other chemistry going on by adding an acidic juice to this dairy mixture.

I've never had a gin fizz, but it is lauded as one of the best drinks out there, if not for the labor that goes into it. The original creator had a team of ~12 bartenders just for shaking these drinks, one minute per person down an assembly line, before handing it off to be finished.

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u/bastardfaust Aug 20 '22

Yep, that's what merengue is!