French 75 Cocktail
The French 75 is a classic cocktail made with gin and lemon. It’s sophisticated and perfect for celebrations of all kinds!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Cocktail
- Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 ounces* gin
- 3/4 ounce lemon juice (plus lemon twist garnish, optional)
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 3 ounces champagne (about 1/2 glass)**
Instructions
- Make the lemon twist garnish, if using.
- Place the gin, lemon juice, and syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake 15 seconds until cold. Strain the liquid into a champagne flute. (You can also pour these ingredients right into the flute, but the classic method is to use a cocktail shaker. If desired, shake up to 4 drinks at one time.)
- Top off the glass with champagne. Garnish and serve.
- Party variation for 8 servings: In a pitcher, stir together 1 1/2 cups gin, 3/4 cup lemon juice, and 1/2 cup simple syrup and refrigerate until serving (or stir with 1 handful of ice, then discard the ice). When serving, add 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) gin mixture to each glass with 3 ounces champagne.
Notes
*To convert to tablespoons, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
**You’ll get 8 drinks per 1 bottle of champagne. Make it non-alcoholic by using non-alcoholic sparkling wine and substitute and tonic water with a few dashes of cocktail bitters for the gin.
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