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Easy Elderflower French 75 Cocktail with St Germain

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.

Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 208 kcal
Course: Cocktails
Cuisine: French , American

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

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  1. Add gin, elderflower liqueur and lemon juice to cocktail shaker filled with ice.
  2. 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

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

% 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.