Quick & Easy
French 75
A quick and easy guide to making the French 75 cocktail. This wonderfully refreshing classic combines gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and champagne.

Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
4
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz water
- 2 handfuls ice
- 30ml/1fl oz gin
- 15ml/1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- champagne, to taste
- 1 lemon twist, to garnish (optional)
Directions
- For the sugar syrup, put the caster sugar in a small non-stick saucepan over a medium heat and pour in the water. Stir and bring to the boil. CAUTION: boiling sugar is extremely hot. Handle very carefully. Use a deep pan to avoid bubbling over.
- Once the sugar has dissolved and the liquid is clear, take the pan off the heat and leave to cool.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour 10ml/2 teaspoons of the cooled sugar syrup over the ice along with the gin and lemon juice. Shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds.
- Strain the mixture into a flute using a hawthorne cocktail strainer and a fine mesh strainer. If you don’t have a strainer, any kitchen sieve will work just as well.
- Top up with the champagne and stir gently to mix the drink. Garnish the French 75 with a lemon twist if using.
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