French 75
Makes 4 drinks
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Level:
Beginner
Photo: Quentin Bacon
- ½ cup (4 ounces) VS or VSOP Cognac
- ½ cup (4 ounces) simple syrup
- 1/3 cup (3 ounces) freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1 (750 ml) bottle good Champagne, chilled
- 4 long strips of lemon zest
Pour the Cognac, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker and add the ice. Shake for at least 30 seconds (it’s longer than you think!). Pour the mixture into 4 Champagne flutes to fill each glass about two-thirds full. Fill the glasses with Champagne, garnish with the lemon zest, and serve ice cold.
For this simple syrup, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook until the sugar dissolves. Cool.
Copyright 2016, Cooking for Jeffrey, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, All Rights Reserved
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