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The French 75 is a Cocktail which consists of either Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, and Champagne.
  
  
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==Why is it called a French 75?==
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The French 75 is named after a WW1 artillery gun used by the French; the gun was a 75 millimetre.
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==Historical References==
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==="Here's How", Judge Jnr, 1927===
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This drink is really what won the War for the Allies:
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*2 jiggers Gordon water;
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*1 part lemon juice;
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*a spoonful of powdered sugar;
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*cracked ice.
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*Fill up the rest of a tall glass with champagne!
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*(If you use club soda instead of champagne, you have a [[Tom Collins]].)
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==="My New Cocktail Book," by G. F. Steele, March 1930===
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*2/3 Dry Gin
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*1/3 Lemon Juice
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*Gum syrup to taste
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*Fill up rest of a tall glass with Champagne!
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==="The Savoy Cocktail Book," by Harry Craddock, 1930===
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The French "75" Cocktail.
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*2/3 Gin.
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*1/3 Lemon Juice.
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*1 Spoonful Powdered Sugar.
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Pour into tall glass containing cracked Ice and fill up with Champagne.
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==="Official Mixer's Manual," by [[Patrick Gavin Duffy]], 1934===
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The French "75" Cocktail.
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*2/3 Gin.
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*1/3 Lemon Juice.
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*1 Teaspoonful Powdered Sugar.
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Pour into tall glass containing cracked Ice and fill up with Champagne.
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==[[David Wondrich]] Says==
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"The French 75 is rather an open question -- with Cognac and no lemon juice or sugar, it's a French drink, although I don't think they called it that (officers used to drink it before going over the top in WWI). With gin, lemon juice and sugar (basically, a Tom Collins with champagne instead of soda water), it seems unlikely that it was originally French. Off the top of my head, I think it first shows up in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which is English. But the French cannon after which it was named wasn't used by the English in WWI and was used by the Americans, so I'd bet there's a Yank in the works somewhere."
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==Other References of Interest==
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==="Banquet Book," by Cuyler Reynolds, 1902===
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"Punch. Most punches use a combination of strong liquors and wines, such as gin and champagne. Lemon is indispensable, and they are usually well sweetened."
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==Similar Recipes==
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*[[75 Cocktail]]
  
  

Revision as of 04:55, 28 September 2010

The French 75 is a Cocktail which consists of either Gin, Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar, and Champagne.



Contents

Why is it called a French 75?

The French 75 is named after a WW1 artillery gun used by the French; the gun was a 75 millimetre.

Historical References

"Here's How", Judge Jnr, 1927

This drink is really what won the War for the Allies:

  • 2 jiggers Gordon water;
  • 1 part lemon juice;
  • a spoonful of powdered sugar;
  • cracked ice.
  • Fill up the rest of a tall glass with champagne!
  • (If you use club soda instead of champagne, you have a Tom Collins.)


"My New Cocktail Book," by G. F. Steele, March 1930

  • 2/3 Dry Gin
  • 1/3 Lemon Juice
  • Gum syrup to taste
  • Fill up rest of a tall glass with Champagne!


"The Savoy Cocktail Book," by Harry Craddock, 1930

The French "75" Cocktail.

  • 2/3 Gin.
  • 1/3 Lemon Juice.
  • 1 Spoonful Powdered Sugar.

Pour into tall glass containing cracked Ice and fill up with Champagne.

"Official Mixer's Manual," by Patrick Gavin Duffy, 1934

The French "75" Cocktail.

  • 2/3 Gin.
  • 1/3 Lemon Juice.
  • 1 Teaspoonful Powdered Sugar.

Pour into tall glass containing cracked Ice and fill up with Champagne.

David Wondrich Says

"The French 75 is rather an open question -- with Cognac and no lemon juice or sugar, it's a French drink, although I don't think they called it that (officers used to drink it before going over the top in WWI). With gin, lemon juice and sugar (basically, a Tom Collins with champagne instead of soda water), it seems unlikely that it was originally French. Off the top of my head, I think it first shows up in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book, which is English. But the French cannon after which it was named wasn't used by the English in WWI and was used by the Americans, so I'd bet there's a Yank in the works somewhere."

Other References of Interest

"Banquet Book," by Cuyler Reynolds, 1902

"Punch. Most punches use a combination of strong liquors and wines, such as gin and champagne. Lemon is indispensable, and they are usually well sweetened."


Similar Recipes


Links of Interest

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