French 75
Wine & Bubbles · Gin
- Strength
- 12.5%
- Std. drinks
- 1.08
- Calories
- 150
- Sugar
- 10.3 g
- 1 ozGin30 ml
- ½ ozLemon juice15 ml
- ½ ozSimple syrup15 ml
- 2 ozChampagne60 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the John Collins.
Head to head
French 75 and John Collins side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Gin, lemon and syrup topped with something fizzy. The French 75 uses Champagne in a flute; the John Collins uses soda over ice in a highball, which makes it lighter in alcohol.
By the numbers
The French 75 uses sparkling wine where the John Collins uses soda water; both have gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. In parts, a French 75 is 2 gin, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 bubbles; a John Collins is 3 gin, 2 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 soda. By volume, the French 75 is 50% mixer and juice, 25% spirit, 13% syrup and sugar and 12% citrus; the John Collins is 40% mixer and juice, 30% spirit, 20% citrus and 10% syrup and sugar.
The French 75 is the stronger drink in the glass (12.5% ABV against 10.9%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.08 and 1.01 standard drinks). Calories and sugar are close: about 150 and 142 calories, 10.3 g and 10.0 g of sugar. The French 75 is shaken and served in a flute; the John Collins is built and served in a highball.
Wine & Bubbles · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the John Collins.
Highballs & Fizzes · Gin
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the French 75.
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