French 75 Champagne Cocktails are made with just four ingredients - no specialty liqueurs or mixers needed! Enjoy for any occasion.
If you like champagne (my people!) then you’re going to adore your favorite bubbles spiked with fresh lemon juice, gin and simple syrup, aka a French 75 Champagne Cocktail.
I can’t get over how easy – both in preparation and drinkability – these fizzy sippers are which call for just 4 ingredients and no fancy liqueurs nor mixers.
French 75 Champagne Cocktail
First of all, champagne. Nothing better than a glass of bubbles. And yes, I call it champs, but I’ll spare you and only use that word here once. The remaining three ingredients?
Gin, simple syrup (sugar water, y’all,) and fresh lemon juice.
French 75 Champagne Cocktails are incredibly refreshing and light. Crisp, bright, not too sweet (if you like Lemon Drop Martinis but think they’re a touch too sweet, you’ll down a French 75,) and just a hint of something fun on account of the gin.
These yummy cocktails are fun and easy enough to serve at any party or get-together, but they’d be especially fun to share with your sweetie or gal pals this Valentine’s Day. Let me know if you give them a try!
Like I said – couldn’t be simpler!
To a cocktail shaker add gin, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup. I like both Tanqueray and Hendrick’s gin for this recipe!
Fill the cocktail shaker 3/4 of the way up with ice then put the lid on top and shake until very, very chilled, 15-20 seconds.
Strain the cocktail into champagne glasses then top with brut champagne or prosecco. Add a twist of lemon peel if you’re feeling fancy, then sip away!
I hope you love this easy and delicious cocktail recipe — CHEERS!
French 75 Champagne Cocktails
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons gin, 3 oz
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1-1/2 oz
- 3 Tablespoons simple syrup, 1-1/2 oz, see notes
- 1/2 cup brut champagne or prosecco, 4 oz
Directions
- Add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker then fill 3/4 of the way up with ice.
- Shake until well chilled then strain into two glasses. Top with champagne then serve.
Notes
- To make simple syrup: combine 1/2 cup each granulated sugar and water in a glass measuring cup or jar then microwave for 1-1/2 minutes. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. OR combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-heath then stir until the sugar has dissolved. Chill completely before using — can be made up to 2 weeks ahead of time.
Nutrition
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I didn’t get season tickets this year, but have purchased tickets (for my mom for Xmas) for all of those shows you mentioned. :) We are headed to Sound of Music tonight, actually. :)
Yay! We went last night – it was AWESOME!
That top-down photo is gorgeous! I love how you can see the bubbles in the champagne.
My parents are giving us season tickets to Broadway in Portland next year. Looking forward to it!
Such a wonderful experience. We just saw Sound of Music last night – beautiful!
Love this drink! You know a bartender is good when she/he can make this without explanation. A classic!
P.S. Have you ever tried a Negroni?
LOVE a good negroni – Ben makes a mean one! ;)
LOVE French 75s!!!!! Also, French 77s (aka Elderflower French 75s) are fabulous too! Have you tried those? I highly recommend! :)
I haven’t! I just saw a “French Kiss” – gin, prosecco, lemon, and pomegranate juice!
That looks like it would be amazing with blueberry simple syrup!
I thought the same thing! I also want to try it with ginger simple syrup. Actually, ginger-blueberry sounds awesome too!
Wonderful pictures! These look delicious
Thanks Sara! :)
I love the look of this cocktail, how perfect for V Day! I LOVE champagne and used to enjoy extra dry “Andre” back in college. These days I definitely splurge on a bottle that costs more than $3…. haha.
HA, same, I can relate. ?
What are your favorite picks for champagne/prosecco?
Got to go with the Dom! Just kidding. ? I actually really like Korbel brut, or if we celebrating a special occasion, Mum sparkling wine is really delicious.
I had no idea how easy it was to make French 75s! This is such a fun cocktail! I especially love it on a warm summer evening – or a cold winter night when I like to pretend it’s a warm summer evening!
HA! Yes, same!
Sounds delish! And the other perk of getting Civic Center season passes this year is that it will give you a chance to see Hamilton when they come next year! (Assuming you get season passes next year, too.) I’d be all over that if I still lived in the DSM area!
Yes! That’s actually why he did it this year – because he knows how badly I want to see Hamilton and wanted to make sure we got tickets!
Mmm, yes. A splash of Chambord is always a tasty French 75 addition, too!
Ooo, good idea. Chambord is actually is the only liqueur we keep in the house! We went to the same restaurant last night and saw they had a “French Kiss” – prosecco, gin, lemon juice, and pomegranate juice in place of simple syrup. YUM.
Doesn’t get much better than gin and champagne, though the hangover could be a doozy! Activity gifts are the best. I’d love to see a post of some of the thoughtful gifts Ben has gotten you, it could come in handy.
Your photos all look beautiful x
Thanks Izzy! :)