French 75
October 29, 2024
Recipe available on liquor.com.
This cocktail is about 100 years old, and is believed to be named after a French gun. It was first called “Soixante-Quinze”, (seventy-five), and was named after the 75mm gun because of the drink’s potency – think “knock you flat”.
The modern version of the drink is gin, sparkling wine, lemon juice, and simple syrup. From what I read, it is often consumed the way mimosas are, like a brunch drink.
From Wikipedia: The French 75 was popularized in America at the Stork Club in New York. It appears in the movie Casablanca (1942) and is referenced twice in the John Wayne films A Man Betrayed (1941) and Jet Pilot (1957).
I think the “knock you flat” part of this drink is because of how easily it goes down. It’s very tasty, and probably easy to drink a few in quick succession. Five stars from me! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Originally posted April 26, 2020)
