Gin cocktails
French 75
Gin, lemon and sugar topped with Champagne. Dry, sparkling and stronger than it looks.
- Strength
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Balanced
Ingredients
- 30 ml1 ozLondon dry gin
- 15 ml½ ozFresh lemon juice
- 15 ml½ ozSimple syrup (1:1)
- Top upTop upChampagne
Makes one drink, about 120 ml before ice.
Method
- Put the champagne flute in the freezer to chill.
- Add everything except the champagne to a shaker. Fill with ice and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
- Strain into the champagne flute.
- Top with the champagne and give it one gentle stir.
- Garnish: lemon twist.
- Glass
- Champagne flute
- Ice
- None
- Garnish
- Lemon twist
- Tastes
- Bubbly, Sour, Fruity