Next week is our first anniversary! What better way is there to commemorate than share the drink I was enjoying on the big day? Here it is, folks: the French 75. Our best man concocted on of these babies for me in the limo between the ceremony and the reception. It was refreshing and sophisticated--just what I needed to toast the day. Upon ample sampling in the past year, I can report that it wasn't just the excitement of the day: this drink brings an air of elegance whether for a fancy-schmancy cocktail party or a casual night in.
Ingredients:
Champagne (dry)
Gin
Orange or Lemon twist (sliver of peel)
The how to:
Fill champagne flute 3/4 full with champagne. Add a splash of gin--if you are a measuring type, use 1/2 jigger of gin. Twist the lemon or orange twist over top of glass to release the oils from the peel and drop in. Drink up!
Side notes:
The real French 75 includes simple syrup and cucumber and is served over ice in a tall glass. See here from Gourmet. The original recipe was first published in 1930 in the Savoy Cocktail Book and is named for a French 75 millimeter cannon. Be sure to drink slowly because it might hit you like a cannon :) Enjoy responsibly!
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