French 75 Cocktail (for a Crowd)
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Forget playing bartender all night. This classic French 75 recipe is designed for hosting. We’ve batched the gin, fresh lemon, and syrup base so you can prep it ahead and simply top with Champagne when guests arrive. It has that perfect botanical snap of gin and the festive fizz of bubbly—without the fuss.
Ingredients
Instructions
Mix the gin base
In a large pitcher or a large cocktail shaker, combine the 6 ounces London Dry gin, 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, and 6 tablespoons simple syrup.If serving immediately, add plenty of ice cubes and stir (if using a pitcher) or shake (if using a shaker) until very cold.If making ahead, don't add the ice. Instead, add 3 ounces of cold water to the batch (to account for the dilution you'd usually get from shaking), cover the pitcher, and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
Assemble the cocktails
Pour the chilled gin base evenly into 6 Champagne flutes (about 2 ounces per glass).
Top each glass with the 1 (750-ml) bottle Champagne. Pour slowly to avoid overflowing the foam.
Twist the 6 strips lemon zest, one over each glass, to release the oils, then drop it into the drink. Serve immediately. Rinse and repeat!
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 cocktail
- Calories
- 123 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 16 g
- Protein Content
- 0.1 g
- Fat Content
- 0.04 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 0.01 g
- Sodium Content
- 12 mg
- Fiber Content
- 0.2 g
- Sugar Content
- 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 0.002 g
