French 75
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 drinks
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 301
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 28
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 23
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 31
- Total: 10 min
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
1/2 cup (4 ounces) VS or VSOP Cognac
1/2 cup (4 ounces) simple syrup
1/3 cup (3 ounces) freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
2 cups ice cubes
1 (750 ml) bottle good Champagne, chilled
4 long strips of lemon zest
Directions
- Pour the Cognac, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker and add the ice. Shake for at least 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!). Pour the mixture into 4 Champagne flutes to fill each glass about two-thirds full. Fill the glasses with Champagne, garnish with the lemon zest, and serve ice cold.
Cook’s Note
On Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food, Ina halved this recipe for taping.