French 75
French 75 cocktail recipe, history, and variations of this favorite champagne and gin cocktail.
Equipment
- Japanese jigger
- Nick and Nora glass or Champagne flute
- Boston shaker
Ingredients
If using Nick and Nora 5 oz. glass
- ice
- ¾ oz. of high quality gin, we used Hendrick's
- ¼ oz. of fresh lemon juice
- ¼ oz. of simple syrup
- 2 dashes of Peychaud's bitters (cocktail version one) or Scrappy's grapefruit bitters (cocktail version two)
- 2 ½ oz. Champagne
- 1 lemon peel strip
If using a Champagne flute
- ice
- 1 ½ oz. high quality gin
- ½ oz. of lemon juice
- ½ oz. of simple syrup
- 2 dashes of Peychaud's bitters (cocktail version one) or Scrappy's grapefruit bitters (cocktail version two)
- 2 oz. Champagne
- 1 lemon peel strip
Instructions
- Chill the glass by adding ice and sparkling water.
- Into a Boston shaker, add gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and two dashes of bitters.
- Add ice into a shaker, close it and shake hard.
- Strain the cocktail into the chilled glass and top with Champagne.
- Add lemon peel for garnish.
