French 75 Recipe

French 75 Recipe

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 2 fluid ounces gin
  • 3 fluid ounces chilled Champagne plus
  • 1 tablespoon chilled Champagne
  • Lemon peel strips, for garnish
  1. In cocktail shaker, combine lemon juice, sugar, gin, and ice cubes and shake to chill. Strain cocktail into Champagne flute and top off with Champagne. (Alternatively, Colin Field suggests serving drink over ice in tumbler.) Garnish with lemon peel and serve.