Ramos gin fizz

[ rey-mohs ]

/ ˈreɪ moʊs /

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noun

a cocktail of gin, egg white, lime and lemon juice, sugar, and cream, shaken with ice and often topped with soda or seltzer.

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Origin of Ramos gin fizz

After Henry C. Ramos, U.S. bartender, inventor of the drink

The procession continued on to the Cypress Hill Cemetery, where Ramos was buried the week before.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Both the Ramos sons squeezed their eyes and lowered their heads, doing their best not to cry.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bratton now announced that he was appointing Ramos an honorary chaplain at the 84th Precinct where he was assigned.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the mid-afternoon, Ramos and Liu were parked on Tomkins Avenue on a meal break.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ramos was 38—nearly two decades older than the average recruit.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since the people have taken to gin-drinking, cider is out of favour and the orchards destroyed.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
I think he tried to be kind, an' he gin her a lil ivory book he had on his watch-chain, but you see he didn't feel it.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
I shall give 'em real turtle from Birch's, and as for fizz, they shall swim in it if they like.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
There's nothing like fizz, it makes 'em all so friendly; and as for music, I've secured Toot and Kinney.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When they carried out the coffins, she sprang up gin she wad follow them, but was putten back to bed again.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh