Drink 94: Dash Dash Fizz Fizz

The Leaning Tower
of Fizz-a

Today we have the Ritz Fizz, a mix of Champagne, amaretto, blue Curaçao, and lemon juice.  It tasted exactly like what you’d expect if you had a glass of Champagne and did not add amaretto, blue Curaçao, or lemon juice.  The recipe called for a dash of each of the other ingredients.  Maybe our definition of a “dash” isn’t the same as Mr. Boston’s, but the dashes weren’t enough to be detectable.  You could smell lemon but I think that was mostly due to the lemon peel garnish.

The good news is that both Mrs. Bottle and I like Champagne so we liked this drink.  We can’t give it a perfect five, though, because this is a blog about cocktails, not Champagne.  A blog about Champagne would probably be kind of boring, but at least you wouldn’t have to drink any Scotch.

Overall Rating for Ritz Fizz

Taste: 5

Presentation: 5

Ease of Preparation: 4 – Lemon twist

Drinks Until Blackout: 9 – 11% Alcohol

Ingredients

4 oz Champagne

1 dash Amaretto

1 dash Blue Curaçao

1 dash Lemon Juice