Cocktail recipe

French 75

Name: French 75
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 oz Gin; 0.5 oz Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; 3 oz Champagne; 1 piece Lemon Twist

Sparkling gin and citrus cocktail.

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
3 oz Champagne
1 piece Lemon Twist

Method

Shake gin, lemon, and syrup with ice.
Strain into flute and top with champagne.
Garnish with lemon twist.

Story

Named after the French 75 mm field gun of the First World War, said to have the same kick. Harry MacElhone printed an early version at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, and the gin, lemon and champagne form became standard by the 1930s.