How To Make A French 75 Cocktail
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How To Make A French 75 Cocktail
Learn how to make Gerry Calabrese's French 75 cocktail. This is a champagne cocktail, invented in WW1 and named after the French 75 mm gun which was renowned for its kick. Enjoy our French 75 Cocktail.
- Prep:
- 2m
- Total:
- 2m
- Serves:
- 1
Step 1: You will need
- 1 medium lemon
- 12 1/2 ml Gin
- some champagne
- dash Sugar Syrup
- some Ice cubes
- 1 cocktail shaker
- 1 strainer
- 1 knife or a canal
- 1 juicer
- 1 champagne flute or similar glass
Step 2: Chill glass
Either put the champagne glass in the fridge, or fill it with ice, add a little water, and leave it to one side to chill.
Step 3: Lemon
Use the canal or knife to cut a twist of lemon peel as a garnish for later.
Cut the lemon in half. Use a juicer to squeeze out the lemon juice.
Step 4: Gin
Half fill the shot measure with gin.
Step 5: Lemon Juice
Fill the rest of the shot measure with lemon juice.
Step 6: Sugar syrup
Next add a dash of sugar syrup
Step 7: Ice
Top up the mixing glass with ice cubes
Step 8: Shake
Put the other half of the shaker on. Press down firmly and shake it vigorously for about 20 seconds.
Step 9: HANDY HINT
When there is condensation on the outside of the shaker, and it feels cold, then it's mixed.
Step 10: Release
Tap the side of the shaker to loosen the two halves. Release the top by rocking it back and forth.
Step 11: Strain
Now put the strainer over the cocktail shaker and strain the cocktail into the chilled champagne glass.
Step 12: Champagne
Slowly fill up the glass with champagne
Step 13: Garnish
Garnish with the lemon twist, and serve.