Recipe
Champagne (Chilled)
Simple Syrup (Click for Recipe)
2 oz. Gin
1/2 Lemon
Chilled Champagne Flute
Fill the Champagne Flute with Champagne halfway and add 2 tsp. of simple syrup (more if you want to but I suggest not), squeeze in the juice of half a lemon and add the gin. Wait for the carbonation to subside, then finally top off the flute with more fine champagne.
I must admit, the French 75 is a fine cocktail. Actually it is one that I avoided making for quite a long time because I generally dislike Champagne cocktails. As I believe, champagne is such a fine wine that there is little reason to ever sully it with sweeteners or try to improve it with fruit juices and vodka. Of course, my dear friends who enjoy their Sunday brunch Mimosas will disagree but their opinion is of little consequence to me on the matter.
What makes the French 75 cocktail so enjoyable is the interplay between the Lemon, Champagne and gin. Any lover of the Gin Buck knows that Gin, Lemon, and sugared carbonation tastes as invigorating as a Gitanes and Espresso after a fine afternoon stroll. Indeed, and what makes the French 75 so first-class is that the Champagne and lemon combination jumps off your tongue in a playful jolt as the simple syrup helps balance the citrus. The gin, especially if using a London Dry, brings this drink back to reality. Unlike many other sugary, Pop-Cocktails that try to make you believe hard liquor should taste like a coca-cola, the gin in the drink creates a reverence for the Champagne you are consuming. This in turn creates quite a strong drink that has a very enjoyable and satisfying punch. Of course, the punch is the legend behind the drink, read about it on wiki (Don't bother with their recipe, too sugary), but don't take it literally, I recall hearing other theories. If I find them, I shall post them.
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