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How To Make French 75

By Michael Bamidele
04 April 2021   |   1:30 pm
French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, Champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 Cocktail, or in French simply a Soixante Quinze (Seventy Five). Created during World War I, the name of this drink was supposedly inspired by the fact that taking a sip of it feels like getting shelled…

How To Make French 75

French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, Champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 Cocktail, or in French simply a Soixante Quinze (Seventy Five).

Created during World War I, the name of this drink was supposedly inspired by the fact that taking a sip of it feels like getting shelled with a French 75mm field gun, a powerful piece of artillery.

Ingredients:
– 2 oz gin
– 2 dashes simple syrup
– .5 oz lemon juice
– Champagne

Method:
Pour the lemon juice, sugar syrup, and gin into a cocktail shaker then fill up with ice. Shake well then strain into a champagne flute. Top with a little champagne, leave to settle (as it will bubble up) then fill up with more champagne. Swirl gently with a cocktail stirrer then garnish with a strip of lemon zest if you like.

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