French 75 Cocktail Recipes

Steps:

• Pour the Cognac, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker and add the ice. Shake for at least 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!). Pour the mixture into 4 Champagne flutes to fill each glass about two-thirds full. Fill the glasses with Champagne, garnish with the lemon zest, and serve ice cold.

Steps:

• Chill cocktail shaker and glass (champagne flute or collins glass) in the freezer. Add ice to shaker. Pour gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice into shaker. Shake well. Fill chilled glass half full of ice, then strain cocktail into the glass. Top with champagne and garnish with a lemon slice.

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, gin, and simple syrup in a Collins glass. Add ice cubes, fill with Champagne, and stir.
• Garnish with a slice of lemon or orange and a maraschino cherry.

Steps:

• Using zester or paring knife, slice peel from lemon in long, thin spiral. Reserve lemon for another use and set peel aside.
• In cocktail shaker, combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Add ice and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Strain into chilled Champagne flute and top with sparkling wine.
• Curl lemon peel around finger to create twist at least 6 inches long. Garnish drink with twist and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Pour the lemon juice, sugar syrup and gin into a cocktail shaker then fill up with ice.
• Shake well then strain into a champagne flute. Top with a little champagne, leave to settle (as it will bubble up) then fill up with more champagne. Swirl gently with a cocktail stirrer then garnish with a strip of lemon zest if you like.

Steps:

• Heat sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Cool.
• Combine syrup with gin and lemon juice. Chill until cold.
• Add 2 tablespoons gin mixture to each Champagne flute. Slowly top off with Champagne.