How to make a FRENCH 75 | pick your poison!

gin

🥗Healthier: vodka

💰Cheaper: well gin

Vodka provides a neutral flavor while being less expensive.

champagne

🥗Healthier: sparkling wine

💰Cheaper: prosecco

Sparkling wine offers similar bubbles at a lower price.

simple syrup

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Honey is a natural sweetener and often less expensive.

Pour about 2 ounces of sparkling wine into a champagne flute.

Open a chilled bottle of sparkling wine carefully to avoid spills.

Pour 1 ounce of gin into a shaker.

Add 0.5 ounces of fresh lemon juice to the shaker.

Add 0.5 ounces of simple syrup to the shaker.

Add ice to the shaker and shake the mixture.

Pour the shaken mixture gently on top of the sparkling wine in the flute.

For the cognac version, repeat the process using 1 ounce of cognac instead of gin.

Zest a room-temperature lemon to create a long twist for garnish.

Drop the lemon twist into the glass, leaving some hanging over.

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