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French 75

By The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

3.8

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French 75William Abranowicz

We love the way the gin in this old-school sparkling cocktail pairs with the juniper berry-laced arctic char in our new-school citrus gravlax.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 cup gin
1/2 cup No-Cook Simple Syrup
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
Champagne (Prosecco or other sparkling wine works in a pinch)
lemon twists

Preparation

  1. Stir 1 cup gin, 1/2 cup No-Cook Simple Syrup , and 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice with ice in a medium pitcher for 10 seconds. Strain into Champagne flutes or coupe glasses. Top with chilled Champagne (Prosecco or other sparkling wine works in a pinch). Garnish with lemon twists.

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