French 75 cocktail in a flute, garnished with lemon twist

French 75 recipe

Name: French 75
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml (1 oz) Gin; 15 ml (½ oz) Lemon juice; 15 ml (½ oz) Simple syrup; top up, about 60 ml Champagne

Also known as Diamond Fizz

IBA officialShakenFluteNo ice12% ABV150 kcal

The French 75 is a shaken gin cocktail from France, made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and more, served in a flute. It is citrusy and sparkling. It is an official IBA cocktail, in Contemporary Classics.

Strength: about 12% ABV in the glass, roughly 15 g of alcohol and about 150 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Named after the French 75mm field gun of the First World War, for its kick.

French 75 ingredients

Gin	30 ml (1 oz)
Lemon juice	15 ml (½ oz)
Simple syrup	15 ml (½ oz)
Champagne	top up, about 60 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a French 75

Shake the gin, lemon and syrup with ice.
Strain into a chilled flute.
Top slowly with Champagne.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Glass: Flute
Ice: None, served up
Garnish: Lemon twist

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French 75: quick answers

How strong is a French 75?: About 12% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 15 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a French 75?: About 150 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a French 75 served in?: A flute, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a French 75 have?: 4 in total: gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and Champagne.