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Note: This story about the '75 Cocktail is exactly the same as that which is often repeated about the French '75. | Note: This story about the '75 Cocktail is exactly the same as that which is often repeated about the French '75. | ||
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| + | In shaker: a teaspoon of Anis "Pernod fils", the juice of one-quarter lemon, one-half glass of Gin; shake well, strain into small wineglass, fill with Champagne and serve. | ||
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[[Category:Gin Cocktails]] | [[Category:Gin Cocktails]] | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 30 November 2006
The 75 cocktail is the recipe that might be the original French 75.
Coctails and how to mix them, by Robert Vermiere, 1922
Lists a '75 Cocktail but no French '75
'75 Cocktail
- 2 dashes grenadine
- 1 teaspoonful lemon juice
- 1/6 gill Calvados
- 2/6 gill Dry Gin
Shake well and strain into a Cocktail glass.
"This Cocktail was very well appreciated in Paris during the war. It has been called after the famous light French field gun, and was introduced by Henry of Henry's bar fame in Paris."
Note: This story about the '75 Cocktail is exactly the same as that which is often repeated about the French '75.
Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails, by Harry MacElhone, 1922
'75 Cocktail
- 1 teaspoonful of Absinthe
- 2/3 Calvados
- 1/3 Gin
- Shake and Strain
"This cocktail was very popular in France during the war, and named after the French light field gun)."
The Artistry of Mixing Drinks, by Frank Meier, 1933
Seventy Five ("75")
In shaker: a teaspoon of Anis "Pernod fils", the juice of one-quarter lemon, one-half glass of Gin; shake well, strain into small wineglass, fill with Champagne and serve.
