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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The '''French 75''' is a cocktail of gin and champagne flavoured with lemon. Named after the powerful French 75-millimeter howitzer cannon, this potent cocktail is made by combining gin or brandy, lemon juice and cracked ice in a glass and filling it with champagne.
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French 75 <ref>{{cite book|last=Biggs|first=David|title=Cocktail Classics|year=|publisher=Connaught An imprint of New Holland Publishers Ltd|isbn=1845170938|pages=103}}</ref>
* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bartending/Cocktails/French_75 French 75] from the Wikibooks Bartending Guide—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
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<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3608.html|title=Drinks Mixer |year=2010|pages=|publisher=AtomicOnline, LLC.|work=}}</ref> was created to celebrate a WW1 weapon, the french light gun.
* '''Serves''': 1
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== Ingredients ==
 
== Ingredients ==
* 1½ oz (40 ml) [[gin]]
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* one part chilled london dry gin
* 2 tsp [[superfine sugar|caster (superfine) sugar]]
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* two dashes of sweet gomme syrup
* 1 tbsp [[lemon juice]]
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* chilled dry champagne
* [[Champagne]]
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* twist of lemon
  
=== Garnish ===
 
* [[cherry]] or [[orange]] slice
 
  
 
== Directions ==
 
== Directions ==
# In a flute or collins glass add the gin.
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Pour the gin and syrup together, then cover with champagne and toss in a twist of lemon.
# Top with a half flute of sparkling wine or champagne.
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# Add sugar (it will fizz up so make sure the flute isn't full yet) then top off with more [[sparkling wine]].
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==References==
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Revision as of 08:46, 28 March 2012

Description

French 75 [1] [2] was created to celebrate a WW1 weapon, the french light gun.


Ingredients

  • one part chilled london dry gin
  • two dashes of sweet gomme syrup
  • chilled dry champagne
  • twist of lemon


Directions

Pour the gin and syrup together, then cover with champagne and toss in a twist of lemon.

References

  1. Biggs, David. Cocktail Classics. Connaught An imprint of New Holland Publishers Ltd. pp. 103. ISBN 1845170938. 
  2. Drinks Mixer. AtomicOnline, LLC.. 2010. http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3608.html.