Description
This iconic party drink is a wonderful introduction to gin if you’re not a gin person (or if you think you’re not a gin person ?).
It’s impossible to describe in one word, but if I must, “delightful” comes to mind. (And zesty, whimsical, elegant, bubbly, bright, and beautiful…you get it.) It’s named after the French 75 millimeter field gun, a portable cannon used by the French and Americans in World War I that became a symbol of hope. Pretty cool, right?
By the way, it’s also a perfect upgrade to the classic mimosa. It’s equally delicious served in a coupe or on the rocks.
Ingredients
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- 4 oz. gin (Blue Coat, Hendrick’s, Tanqueray are all great!)
- 2 oz. lemon juice
- 1 oz. agave or sweetener of choice
- 16 oz. champagne
- optional: 4 lemon peel twists for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare 4 champagne flutes or highball glasses.
- Add gin, lemon juice, agave syrup, and 2/3 shaker full of ice to cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously until outside of shaker is cold.
- Strain an even quantity into the 4 glasses.
- Top each glass with champagne.
- Optional: To garnish, drop a lemon peel twist into each drink. Enjoy!
