Easy Elderflower French 75 Cocktail with St Germain
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Easy Elderflower French 75 Cocktail with St Germain
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If you have never tried a French 75 Cocktail, you are in for a treat! This easy cocktail is a delightfully sparkling floral champagne cocktail with only four ingredients. And St. Germain elderflower liqueur adds sweet flavor and floral notes.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces gin a botanical gin, such as Hendrick's or Empress 1908 Gin
- ½ ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueuer
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 4 ounces dry champagne look for "Brut", sparkling wine or Prosecco may also be used
- Lemon twist garnish
Instructions
- Add gin, elderflower liqueur and lemon juice to cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake vigorously, 15-20 shakes, pour into a champagne glass, top with sparkling wine, garnish with a lemon twist.
Notes
- Variations
- Not into gin? Try Vodka.
- : Go classic and use cognac instead of gin or your favorite whiskey.
- : Add some fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries,
- : Add a splash of
- or grenadine during the holidays and garnish with pomegranate arils and a sprig of rosemary- delightful!
- : Not a fan of the bubbles? Use a nice white wine instead, or even real lemonade.
- How to lighten up a French 75
- , it's delicious and would also be fabulous in my
- French 75 Mocktail
- For adults, use Seedlip gin or other non-alcoholic gin, double the lemon juice and add 1-2 ounces of simple syrup to taste, then top with Elderflower tonic water. For kids, try adding equal parts lemon juice and simple syrup (about 2 ounces of each) and equal parts soda water and Sanpellegrino Limonata.
- Gin: Try using other gins. Empress Gin would be gorgeous. No Gin: Not into gin? Try Vodka. Cognac: Go classic and use cognac instead of gin or your favorite whiskey. Fruity Cocktail: Add some fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, Holiday Cocktail: Add a splash of pomegranate juice or grenadine during the holidays and garnish with pomegranate arils and a sprig of rosemary- delightful! Bubble Free: Not a fan of the bubbles? Use a nice white wine instead, or even real lemonade.
- Gin: Try using other gins. Empress Gin would be gorgeous.
- No Gin: Not into gin? Try Vodka.
- Cognac: Go classic and use cognac instead of gin or your favorite whiskey.
- Fruity Cocktail: Add some fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries,
- Holiday Cocktail: Add a splash of pomegranate juice or grenadine during the holidays and garnish with pomegranate arils and a sprig of rosemary- delightful!
- Bubble Free: Not a fan of the bubbles? Use a nice white wine instead, or even real lemonade.
- Instead of using champagne or sparkling wine, replace with tonic water, sparkling water or try Elderflower Tonic Water. Serve in a wine glass, with crushed ice and it will water it down as it sits. In addition to replacing the champagne, use an alcohol-free gin, like Seedlip, it's delicious and would also be fabulous in my Tangerine & Thyme Gin & Tonic
- Instead of using champagne or sparkling wine, replace with tonic water, sparkling water or try Elderflower Tonic Water.
- Serve in a wine glass, with crushed ice and it will water it down as it sits.
- In addition to replacing the champagne, use an alcohol-free gin, like Seedlip, it's delicious and would also be fabulous in my Tangerine & Thyme Gin & Tonic
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cocktail
Calories
208kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Fat
0.03g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Sodium
9mg
(0%)
Potassium
115mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.04g
(0%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cocktail | |
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 9mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 115mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.04g | 0% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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