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French 125

Category: HighballMood: Unwinding
Flute

Ingredients

  • 30ml Cognac
  • 15ml lemon juice
  • 15ml simple syrup
  • 90ml Champagne
No. of Servings:
1

Garnish

Lemon twist

Instructions

  1. Add the Cognac, lemon juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice.

  2. Shake until chilled.

  3. Strain into a flute.

  4. Top with Champagne.

  5. Twist the lemon peel over the drink to express the oils, then garnish the drink with the twist.

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Trivia

  1. David Embury, in the Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1930), features a recipe for a French 75 using Cognac. In it, he says: "Gin is sometimes used instead of Cognac in this drink, but then, of course, it no longer should be called French."

Tags

1970sBubblyEasyHighballBrandyLemon juiceSimple syrupSparkling wine