French 75

Prep time: 5 min
Servings: 1
Yield: 1 servings

Description

This French 75 recipe yields a hard-hitting refresher with Champagne and gin, named after a rapid-firing piece of World War I era French artillery.

Ingredients

cracked ice
2 fluid ounces gin
1/2 fluid ounce lemon juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup
5 fluid ounces brut champagne, chilled
1 slice lemon

Directions

1 Chill cocktail shaker and glass (Champagne flute or collins glass) in the freezer.
2 Fill chilled cocktail shaker with ice; add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to shaker. Cover and shake until the outside of shaker has frosted. Fill chilled glass half full with ice; strain cocktail into glass. Top with Champagne; garnish with a lemon slice.