French 75 (Cognac)

PH factor: 8.5

Recipe

Ingredients:

Cocktail

o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin

VSOP cognac

o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice

o 1 tablespoon Simple Syrup

(see: Syrups etc.)

o champagne

Garnish

o lemon twist

Method:

1. Stir to combine first three

ingredients in a champagne

flute.

2. Top with champagne.

3. Stir once gently.

4. Garnish with a lemon

twist.

Comments:

There are many theories of its

origins, and much debate over

gin vs. brandy. We do know

the recipe was first recorded in

1930. The name, compares the

power of the drink to a 75mm

French artillery piece and was

coined when a World War 1

pilot said it felt like being on

the “receiving end of a French

75!” BTW, we liked the cognac

version a little better than the

gin.

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