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 Russian Spring Punch.
Head to head
French 75 and Russian Spring Punch side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lemon juice, simple syrup and sparkling wine. Only the French 75 has gin; only the Russian Spring Punch has vodka and crème de cassis. In parts, a French 75 is 2 gin, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 4 bubbles; a Russian Spring Punch is 1¾ vodka, 1¾ lemon, 1 cassis, ¾ syrup and 4 bubbles. By volume, the French 75 is 50% mixer and juice, 25% spirit, 13% syrup and sugar and 12% citrus; the Russian Spring Punch is 44% mixer and juice, 19% spirit, 19% citrus, 11% liqueur and 7% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The French 75 is the stronger drink in the glass (12.5% ABV against 11.3%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.08 and 1.10 standard drinks). The Russian Spring Punch has more calories (about 167 against 150) and more sugar (13.5 g against 10.3 g). Both are shaken; the French 75 is served in a flute, the Russian Spring Punch in a highball.
Wine & Bubbles · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1 : 4
Highlighted: not in the Russian Spring Punch.
Wine & Bubbles · Vodka
The ratio · 1¾ : 1¾ : 1 : ¾ : 4
Full Russian Spring Punch recipe →
Highlighted: not in the French 75.
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French 75 vs.
Russian Spring Punch vs.