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French 75 cocktail recipe

French 75

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Prep: 1 minMaking: 1 minTotal: 2 mins
Serving: 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • Gin 30ml / 1oz
  • Champagne 60ml / 2oz
  • Lemon Juice 15ml / .5oz
  • Simple Syrup 1 Dash

Recipe

With a Cocktail Shaker:

  • Add Ice, Gin, Lemon Juice, and Simple Syrup to your Cocktail Shaker.
  • Shake well.
  • Strain into a Champagne Flute.
  • Top up with a Champagne.
  • Stir gently.

Without a Cocktail Shaker:

  • Add Gin, Lemon Juice, and Simple Syrup to a Champagne Flute.
  • Stir gently.
  • Top up with Champagne.
  • Stir gently.

Simple Syrup

Simple Syrup is a common ingredient in cocktails and is used simply to sweeten a drink.

You can buy the syrup off the shelf, but it’s also pretty easy to make yourself. It’s made by combining sugar and water in equal parts – simple, right?

If you do want to buy it off the shelf, we recommend:

Gin

Gin is a distilled alcohol drink made from Juniper Berries and is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world.

It’s popularity is growing year on year, with sales in the UK rising beyond £3 billion per year.

For Gin, we recommend:

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