How to make the "French 75" Prohibition Era cocktail with recipe and historic information.
The French 75, a wonderful vintage cocktail, got it's name from the famous World War I big artillery gun. The French 75 is a classic cocktail drink that was invented during the Prohibition Era.
"French 75" Recipe:
Ingredients
• 1 ½ oz London Dry Gin
(Gordon's London Dry, Tanqueray London Dry, Bombay Sapphire, Monkey Gland Broker's, etc.)
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 oz simple syrup (bar syrup, sugar water)
• chilled champagne to top off
Mixing Procedure:
Shake in a cocktail shaker until cold and frosty with cracked ice.
Strain the mixture in a highball glass with cracked ice.
Top off this cocktail with a chilled champagne.
Garnish with Lemon and or a cherry.
The French 75, a wonderful vintage cocktail, got it's name from the famous World War I big artillery gun. The French 75 is a classic cocktail drink that was invented during the Prohibition Era.
"French 75" Recipe:
Ingredients
• 1 ½ oz London Dry Gin
(Gordon's London Dry, Tanqueray London Dry, Bombay Sapphire, Monkey Gland Broker's, etc.)
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 oz simple syrup (bar syrup, sugar water)
• chilled champagne to top off
Mixing Procedure:
Shake in a cocktail shaker until cold and frosty with cracked ice.
Strain the mixture in a highball glass with cracked ice.
Top off this cocktail with a chilled champagne.
Garnish with Lemon and or a cherry.
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