French 75 Recipe
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French 75 Recipe
Description
The French 75 cocktail combines fresh lemon juice, gin, and honey syrup, topped with sparkling wine in a champagne flute. The initial step dissolves honey in hot water to create a syrup that blends smoothly with gin and the tartness of fresh lemon juice. Stirred with ice, the mix chills evenly before being strained to remove ice shards. Sparkling wine adds effervescence, texture, and a crisp finish. Garnishing with a lemon peel contributes a fresh citrus aroma and an elegant look.
This drink has a balance of sweetness, acidity, and botanical notes from gin, ideal to serve chilled as a celebratory cocktail or a refreshing aperitif. Its layered flavors and bubbles make it distinct from simple mixed drinks.
The recipe ensures the honey dissolves fully by using hot water, and stirring rather than shaking preserves the delicate bubbles from the sparkling wine. Serving it in a champagne flute highlights the drink's bubbling texture and presentation.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons water hot, tap
- 1 ½ ounces gin
- ¾ ounce lemon juice fresh
- 3 ounces sparkling wine
Instructions
- In a glass, mix the honey and hot tap water until the honey has fully dissolved.
- Fill a mixing glass half-full with ice. Add the honey water, gin, and lemon juice and stir until it's cold.
- Strain into a champagne flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon peel.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 French 75 | |
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 109mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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