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French 75

Gin and lemon topped with sparkling wine, with fine bubbles rising through the glass.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Gin
    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • Lemon Juice
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Simple Syrup
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Sparkling Wine

    The original uses Champagne; any dry sparkling wine works

    60 ml / 2.03 US fl ozto top up

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Chill the Champagne glass ahead of time.
  2. Pour gin, lemon juice and syrup into a shaker and shake with ice for about 10 seconds.
  3. Strain the drink into a Champagne glass.
  4. Slowly top with chilled sparkling wine and stir gently once.

Behind the drink

Named after the French 75 mm field gun used in World War I.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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