Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz gin
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
- Champagne
Preparation:
- Pour the lemon juice or gin and Cointreau into a cocktail shakerwith ice cubes.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a chilled Champagne flute.
- Carefully add the Champagne.
The Wondrich Report
The 75-millimeter M1897, a light, potent little gun with a vicious rate of fire, was the mainstay of the French field artillery in World War I. Hence the drink. Of all the many champagne-and-liquor combinations known to contemporary mixology, this one has the most élan. Two of these and you’d fight to defend Madonna’s honor. The drink was a favorite of the Lost Generation — hell, there’s enough alcohol in it to give even Hemingway a buzz.
Most modern recipes lowball the gin; one online compendium cuts it down to 1/4 ounce. For shame. Nor should one adulterate this old soldier with Cointreau or the like. No shame, however, in leaving out the gin entirely — as long as you replace it with brandy or cognac (yielding a King’s Peg, although often recipes for these omit the lemon and sugar).
Read more: http://www.esquire.com/drinks/french-75-drink-recipe#ixzz214LmHdy7