welcome to france "75" cocktails

Name: WELCOME TO FRANCE "75" COCKTAILS
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 ounce(s) gin; 3 ounce(s) fresh lemon juice; 4 teaspoon(s) superfine granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cup(s) ice cubes; 1 cup(s) chilled champagne

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Melanie Ross

Rumford, ME

Updated on Sep 18, 2015

In French, this drink is simply called "Soixante Quinze". The drink dates to World War I, and an early form was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shelled with the powerful French 75mm field gun.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 ounces gin
3 ounces fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons superfine granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups ice cubes
1 cup chilled champagne

How To Make welcome to france "75" cocktails

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker combine gin, lemonjuice, sugar and ice cubes and shake to chill. Strain cocktail into 2 wineglasses and top off with Champagne.
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