French 75 Cocktail
Equipment
- jigger
- Hawthorne strainer
- cocktail shaker
- Champagne Flute
Ingredients
- 1 oz Gin
- .5 oz Simple Syrup or you can replace simple syrup and lemon juice with 1 oz of sweet and sour mix
- .5 oz Lemon Juice
- 2 oz Champagne
- lemon twist optional garnish
- Ice
Instructions
- Gather up everything you need to make your drink. Make sure that the champagne has been chilled.
- Fill your cocktail shaker with ice.
- Measure out 1 oz of Gin with the jigger and pour it into the shaker.
- Measure out .5 oz of Simple Syrup with the jigger and pour it into the shaker.
- Measure out .5 oz of Lemon Juice with the jigger and pour it into the shaker.
- Put the top on the shaker and shake it up well. The outside of the shaker should get cold to the touch.
- Remove the top and put the strainer on the top of the shaker. Pour it into the champagne flute.
- Measure out 2 oz of Champagne with the jigger and pour it into the flute.note: alternatively, you can top skip measuring the champagne and just top the flute off.
- optional garnish - cut a twist of the lemon peel and add it to the rim of the flute.
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Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.