Classic French 75 Cocktail
Total Time
10 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Rating
4.9 out of 5 stars
(19)
Ingredients
1 cocktail
- 1 ½ ounces gin
- ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice (about ¾ medium lemon)
- ¾ ounce simple syrup (recipe follows)
- 2 to 3 ounces chilled Champagne (enough to top the glass)
- Lemon peel, for garnish
- ¼ cup honey or sugar
- ¼ cup water
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
Measurement tips:
1 ½ ounces is 3 tablespoons, and ¾ ounce is 1 ½ tablespoons.
Make it vegan:
Use vegan sugar instead of honey.
Make it gluten free:
I found Hendrick’s on a list of gluten-free gins, but you might double-check to be sure.
Change it up:
Any fresh citrus juice will work here. Clementine or blood orange juice is fun. You could also use St. Germain elderflower liqueur in place of the simple syrup (in which case, I’d stick with lemon as the citrus).
Recommended equipment:
I love this citrus juicer for squeezing limes and lemons, and this stainless steel jigger for measuring small amounts of liquid. (Those are affiliate links.)