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French 75

Name: French 75
Cuisine: Contemporary Classics
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Gin; 2 tsp superfine Sugar; 1 1/2 oz Lemon Juice; 4 oz Chilled Champagne; 1 Orange; 1 Maraschino Cherry

French 75 combines Gin, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Champagne in a ordinary drink served in a collins glass. It is a strong fit for brunch, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Easy, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for brunch, date night.

Quick tags

IBAContemporaryClassic

Quick fact

French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 cocktail, or in French simply a soixante quinze.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

6 total

Ginspirit - Alcoholic

1 1/2 oz

Sugaringredient - Non-alcoholic

2 tsp superfine

Lemon Juicemixer - Non-alcoholic

1 1/2 oz

Champagnespirit - Alcoholic

4 oz Chilled

Orangeingredient - Non-alcoholic

Maraschino Cherrygarnish - Non-alcoholic

How to make it

Build it step by step.

4 steps

1Combine gin, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled champagne glass.
3Top up with Champagne.
4Stir gently.

Method

Stirred

Finish

Usually finished with Lemon Juice and Orange.

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Taste map

Strength

Easy

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: French 75 is a advanced alcoholic cocktail for brunch with Gin, Sugar, Lemon Juice.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

✓Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for brunch, date night.

Glassware

Collins glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Gin, Sugar, Lemon Juice.

Best pairing

Works well with brunch dishes, salty snacks, and lighter daytime food.

Serving style

Serve in a collins glass and aim for a advanced prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

French 75 is associated with the Contemporary Classics family of modern cocktail classics.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 cocktail, or in French simply a soixante quinze.

Source: French 75 (cocktail)

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