French 75 Cocktail

French 75 Cocktail

Info

Rating
Calories
70.0
Sodium
1.0

Description

Champagne with Lemon Gin Syrup

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup gin (preferably English dry gin)
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 (750-ml) bottle well-chilled Champagne
Garnish: julienned lemon zest

Directions

  1. Heat sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Cool.
  2. Combine syrup with gin and lemon juice. Chill until cold.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons gin mixture to each Champagne flute. Slowly top off with Champagne.