French 75
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Champagne flute, 6–8 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
gin
sparkling
shaken
seeded
Ingredients
- 1 oz gin
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- 3 oz Champagne or sparkling wine
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
Shake gin, lemon, and syrup with ice, strain into a flute, and top with sparkling wine.
Behind the drink
A little history
World War I
Paris
The French 75 developed from early twentieth-century gin-and-Champagne combinations and took its name from France’s powerful 75 mm field gun. A recognizable formula appeared in Harry MacElhone’s 1920s cocktail books.
French 75 history