Juliet Gin · Recipe 31
French 75 — Cherry Edition
The most celebratory cocktail in existence gets a spring makeover.
Ingredients
- 40 ml Juliet Gin
- 20 ml fresh lemon juice
- 10 ml simple syrup (1:1)
- 10 ml cherry liqueur
- 80 ml chilled Champagne or Prosecco
Method
Shake & top. Serve in a Champagne flute. Garnish with Lemon twist + cherry.
The story
The French 75 may be the most perfectly named cocktail in history. A First World War artillery gun capable of firing fifteen rounds per minute. Named by Harry MacElhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in 1926 for the kick it delivered. Gin, lemon, sugar, Champagne — a sour in formal dress. Juliet Gin's cherry and lemon profile is purpose-built for the French 75 template. The lemon note amplifies the citrus component, and adding a small measure of cherry liqueur in place of some of the simple syrup creates a depth that a standard French 75 doesn't have. The Champagne (or Prosecco, if budget is the priority) does the rest. This is the drink for announcements.
Tasting note
Pale blush with gold Champagne bubbles rising. The cherry liqueur gives the gin's natural cherry note a lift, lemon provides the sour backbone, and the Champagne finishes the whole thing with a celebratory fizz. Toast something.