French 75
This classic cocktail is an elegant and strong blend of gin, Champagne, lemon juice and sugar syrup.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 169kcal
Equipment
- 1 Fine mesh strainer (optional but recommended)
- 1 Knife and cutting board (if using fresh citrus)
- 1 Citrus juicer (if using fresh citrus)
- 1 Vegetable peeler (optional - for lemon peel garnish)
- 1 Xacto knife (optional - for garnish)
- 1 Citrus channel knife (optional - instead of vegetable peeler and xacto knife)
Ingredients
Garnish
- lemon peel
Cocktail
- 1½ ounce gin
- ¾ ounce lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup (if you like sweeter drinks, add ¾ ounce)
- 2 ounces Champagne
Instructions
Garnish
- Use a vegetable peeler or a citrus channel knife to cut a long, thin strip of lemon peel. Clean up the peel's edges with an xacto knife if you used a vegetable peeler.
- Wrap the lemon peel strip around something long and thin, like a bar spoon handle, and set aside while you make the drink.
Cocktail
- Add the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake well, about 15-20 times.
- Strain the drink through a regular strainer and a fine mesh strainer into the cocktail serving glass.
- Pour the Champagne into the serving glass.
- Add the lemon peel garnish and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg