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The Amaretto Fizz is a light, effervescent, and refreshing long drink that translates the classic Fizz cocktail template — spirit, citrus, sweetener, club soda — into an almond-forward Italian experience using Amaretto Di Saronno, lemon juice, and club soda. The result is one of the most refreshing and sessionable ways to enjoy amaretto — a fizzy, bright, almond-citrus long drink that is perfect for warm weather and casual entertaining.

The Fizz Template and Amaretto's Place in It

The Fizz is one of the foundational cocktail families — a Sour (spirit + citrus + sweet) lengthened with carbonated water to create a tall, refreshing drink. The most famous Fizz is the Gin Fizz; the Silver Fizz adds egg white; the Ramos Gin Fizz adds cream and orange flower water. The Amaretto Fizz adapts this template by using amaretto as both the spirit and the sweet element — the liqueur provides the spirit base and most of the sweetness, while lemon juice provides the tartness and club soda the effervescence. The result is lighter and more refreshing than the Amaretto Sour — the club soda extends and lightens the drink, making it suitable for longer sipping sessions. For more on amaretto in the sour and fizz families, see the full Amaretto Di Saronno collection.

Flavor Profile

The Amaretto Fizz is tart, sweet, bubbly, and refreshing — a cocktail that balances the amaretto's characteristic almond-cherry sweetness against lemon's bright acidity, with the club soda lifting and aerating the whole combination into something genuinely thirst-quenching. The effervescence from the soda carries the lemon's aromatics to the nose while simultaneously softening the almond flavor, producing an experience lighter and more citrus-forward than straight amaretto. It is an excellent choice for those who find amaretto too sweet when drunk neat or on the rocks — the lemon and soda cut through the sweetness and create a cocktail that feels balanced and refreshing rather than cloying. The Amaretto Collins and the Amaretto Spritz are related effervescent amaretto long drinks.

How to Make and Serve

Shake amaretto and lemon juice vigorously with ice and strain into a tall glass over fresh ice. Top with club soda and stir gently once. Garnish with a lemon slice and, optionally, a maraschino cherry. For a frothier Amaretto Fizz, add half an egg white to the shaker before adding ice and shake without ice first (dry shake), then add ice and shake again before straining and topping with soda. According to MyBartender's Amaretto Fizz page, the standard ratio is 2 oz amaretto to 0.75 oz lemon juice topped with 3–4 oz club soda. Liquor.com's Fizz cocktail guide provides context for the broader fizz family. See MixDrinkEnjoy's cocktail techniques guide for building and topping effervescent drinks.