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. Enlarge

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.