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The French 75 is cocktail number 35 on the Swank Cocktail Guide.
French 75 cocktail history
The French 75 cocktail, or Soixante Quinze en français, was created by Harry MacElhone of Harry’s Bar in Paris.
The recipe, titled the “75” Cocktail, appeared as cocktail number 228 in “Harry” of Ciro’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails, on page 65:
228. “75” Cocktail
1 teaspoonful Grenadine, 2 dashes of Absinthe or Anis-del-Oso, 2/3 Calbvados, 1/3 Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
(This cocktail was very popular in France during the war, and named after the French light field gun.)
The cocktail’s recipe also appeared in Cocktails How to Mix Them on p. 44.
French 75 cocktail recipe
1 jigger Dry Gin, 1/3 Jigger Lemon juice. 1 teaspoon Powdered Sugar. Pour into tall glass 1/2 full of ice. Fill with Champagne.
Ingredients used:
- Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
- Hendrick’s Gin
- Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- Powdered sugar
French 75 cocktail review
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Delicious and refreshing, a perfect summer beverage.
Next up… Cocktail # 36, Gertie’s Garter cocktail
