How to make it
- 1Shake the gin, lemon and syrup with ice.
- 2Strain into a flute.
- 3Top with Champagne and stir gently.
2 : 1 : 1 : 4
In parts, a French 75 is 2 gin, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 bubbles. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Gin · 2Lemon · 1Syrup · 1Bubbles · 4
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By the numbers
Estimated per drink, as served
Gin ≈ 66Sparkling wine ≈ 45Simple syrup ≈ 36Lemon juice ≈ 3 How we estimate