French 75

A very elegant cocktail made from ingredients you might just have on hand.  This drink has about as much firepower as the 75-millimeter M1897, rapid fire, field gun for which it is named. One will definitely do the trick, but they are so delicious you will probably have two.

French 75

French 75

Ingredients

  • Serves 1
  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1 ounce lemon juice
  • 1 sugar cube
  • Champagne
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. Combine the gin, lemon juice and sugar cube in a cocktail shaker. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add a couple of handfuls of cracked ice, cover the shaker and mix vigorously. Strain into a champagne flute and top with chilled Champagne.
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