FRENCH 75 -CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

                                 

                                                                    FRENCH 75
 

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 French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, Champagne, lemon juice, and sugar.

 The drink was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris---later Harry's New York Bar---by barman Harry MacElhone. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shelled with the powerful French 75mm field gun, also called a "75 Cocktail", or "Soixante Quinze" in French.

 The French 75 was popularized in America at the Stork Clubin New York.

The drink's recipe was first recorded in The Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930. The recipe in the Savoy Cocktail Book uses gin. A later cocktail book, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks by David Embury, claims that the French 75 is a Cognac-based drink.
       

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes

Yield: 1 Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz gin
• 1/2 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
• Champagne

Preparation:

1. Pour the lemon juice, gin, and Cointreau into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a chilled Champagne flute.
4. Carefully add the Champagne.