French 75

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French 75

Makes 2 cocktails

Ingredients:

For cocktail:

• 2 ounces gin
• 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 6 ounces Champagne or Prosecco
• Lemon twist, for garnish

For simple syrup:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• To make: place one cup of water and once cup of sugar in a small sauce pan and heat over low until the sugar is dissolved. Swirl to combine and let cool. It will keep for a month in the refrigerator.

A few notes on making this:

• This cocktail requires simple syrup— don’t buy it— it’s much better to make it yourself and is truly simple to make.

Directions:

• Add gin, lemon juice and simple syrup to cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• Shake vigorously and pour into   champagne flute or coupe.
• Top with champagne and garnish with a twist of lemon. Cheers!