My Favorite Drink

This Champagne cocktail is named after the French 75-millimeter gun used in World War I. It was first made with absinthe, Calvados and gin. This version with Champagne may have first been served at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris.

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons Gin
• ¼ cup Cointreau
• 1¼ teaspoons Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
• 6 thin strips of Lemon Peel
• 1 bottle Chilled Champagne (brut)

1. Stir the gin, Cointreau and lemon juice together.
2. Divide it among 6 champagne flutes.
3. Fill the flutes with Champagne and garnish with a lemon strip.

French Cocktail – Aperitif = French 75 Cocktail