French 75

Name: French 75
Yield: Makes 1 Cocktail
Ingredients: About 2 fl oz (60 ml) brut sparkling wine, chilled; 2 lemon zest strips; 3 dashes orange bitters; ½ fl oz (15 ml) simple syrup (see note); ½ fl oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice; 1½ fl oz (45 ml) gin

Preparation info

Makes
1
Cocktail

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Official Downton Abbey Cocktail Book

By Downton Abbey

Published 2019

About

Created around the time of World War I, this elegant drink was said to pack the wallop of a 75mm French artillery shell, thus its name.

Ingredients

1½ fl oz (45 ml) gin
½ fl oz (15 ml</

Vegan
Drinks
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, bitters, and 1 zest strip in a shaker. Add ice, shake hard for 8–10 seconds, and strain into a chilled champagne flute or coupe. Top with the sparkling wine. Express the remaining zest strip over the drink and drop it into the glass.