French 75 Cocktail Recipe

Name: French 75 Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 30 Millilitres Gin; 2 Millilitres Sugar Syrup; 15 Millilitres Lemon Juice; 60 Millilitres Champagne; Handful Ice

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The French 75 cocktail Champagne and Gin based cocktail originating in France. The cocktail is also know as the 75 Cocktail or the Soixante Quinze (meaning Seventy Five in French).

Its origin dates back to the first world war and said to have got its name from a French 75mm field gun. This is because the combination of ingredients was said to have a kick like it felt being shelled by the powerful weapon.

The French 75 cocktail is similar to the Tom Collins cocktail with Champagne replacing the soda water.

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French 75 Cocktail Ingredients

Utensils

Making the French 75 Cocktail

Combine all the ingredients (Gin, Sugar Syrup and Lemon Juice into a cocktail shaker filled with Ice.
Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled champagne flute.
Top up the champagne flute to the desired level with Champagne and stir in gently.