French 75

Ingredients

• 1 ounce gin
• 0.5 ounce lemon juice – freshly squeezed
• 0.5 ounce simple syrup
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 3 ounces Champagne – chilled
• lemon twist – for serving

Instructions

1. Chill a Champagne flute until cold.
2. Add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker; add the ice cubes and shake hard until well-chilled, 10–12 seconds.
3. Strain into the chilled flute.
4. Top with the Champagne (3 ounces), give a gentle stir to combine, garnish with a lemon twist, and serve immediately.