French 75

GLASSWARE: THRIFTED COUPE GLASS

Time for a true classic to really put you in your feels: The French 75. Ironically enough, it’s the most difficult to pinpoint where most classic cocktails truly originate — the French 75 being one of them. We’re certain that the combination of lemon, sugar, gin (or cognac?), and champagne is definitely an intoxicating, yet delightful concoction.

Difford's Guide claims that this cocktail is named after the French army's weapon of choice during World War I: the French 75-millimeter light field gun.

“As news of the war spread in 1914, one French bartender decided to create a specialty WWI-inspired cocktail coined "Soixante-Quinze," otherwise known as Seventy-Five. The drink immediately started being compared to its namesake gun, being referred to as ‘the most powerful drink in the world" and "hits with remarkable precision’” — Tasting Table.

Ingredients:

  • 1 bar spoon powdered sugar (or 1/2 oz simple syrup)

  • ¾ oz lemon juice

  • 2 oz dry gin

  • 4-5 oz chilled champagne

  • garnish: lemon twist

Directions:

  1. Place your coupe glass into the freezer while you build your cocktail.

  2. Combine sugar, lemon juice, and gin into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously for approximately thirty seconds, until chilled.

  3. Strain into a coupe glass and top with the chilled champagne.

  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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