French 75

Ingredients

• cracked ice
• 2 fluid ounces gin
• 0.5 fluid ounce lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup
• 5 fluid ounces brut champagne, chilled
• 1 slice lemon

Steps

1. Chill cocktail shaker and glass (Champagne flute or collins glass) in the freezer.
2. Fill chilled cocktail shaker with ice; add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to shaker. Cover and shake until the outside of shaker has frosted. Fill chilled glass half full with ice; strain cocktail into glass. Top with Champagne; garnish with a lemon slice.