French 75
French 75
Lightly sparkling, citrusy, subtly sweet and tinged with delicious botanicals: the French 75 champagne cocktail is the invention of one of the greatest ever bartenders, who mixed gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and champagne to great effect.
Ingredients
Serves:
1
25mlLondon Dry Gin
10mlLemon juice
5mlSugar Syrup
1topChampagne
1twistLemon Peel
1.1 units of alcohol per serve
Equipment
1 x Champagne flute
1 x Cocktail shaker
1 x Jigger
1 x Strainer
1 x Ice
1 x Muddler
1 x Knife
Method
Ice
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Pour
Using a jigger, measure 25ml London Dry Gin, 10ml lemon juice and 5ml sugar syrup into the shaker.
Mix
Shake the mixture vigorously until the surface of the cocktail shaker feels chilled.
Use a cocktail strainer to strain into a champagne flute and top up with champagne.
Garnish
With a sharp knife and chopping board, cut a strip of lemon peel and twist onto the rim of the glass to garnish.
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