Photo updated December 31, 2021

Social distancing has me spending time with friends virtually. Group chats and “happy hours” via Zoom, Duo or WebEx have become quite common. Usually I just bust out a bottle of wine. However, for my most recent virtual happy hour, I wanted something a little classier.

If a French 75 is on the menu, I will usually order at least one. The last time I had a French 75 was just a few weeks ago in at SoBou in New Orleans. It just so happened to be one of their happy hour cocktails and it was delightful! I decided to make this my star cocktail for my Friday night virtual happy hour. I miss being able to hang at a bar with friends and traveling, but for a short moment this cocktail took my away.

Check out my IGTV video of me walking you through the recipe!

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French 75

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Keywords: champagne, cocktails, gin

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz gin
• 3/4 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 3/4 oz simple syrup
• 2 oz sparking wine or champagne
• lemon peel (optional)

Instructions

• Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
• Add lemon juice, simple syrup, and gin to shaker. Shake to blend.
• Strain into a champagne flute.
• Top of with sparkling wine or champagne.
• Garnish with twist of lemon peel (optional).