Garnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 2⁄3 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 2⁄3 fl oz | Applejack brandy (bonded) |
| 1⁄3 fl oz | Giffard Grenadine Syrup |
| 1⁄6 fl oz | Freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Chilled water |
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Our comment:
This 1915 recipe, originally of equal parts gin, applejack and grenadine (1/3 of each to 1/6 lemon juice) makes this Seventy-Five a tad on the sweet side (certainly sweet if you are using a proprietary or housemade 2:1 grenadine). However, who knows what brix the original grenadine/pomegranate syrup was, so we've eased back the grenadine to bring modern day ingredients more into kilter. The resulting drink (which benefits from a splash of water to aid dilution), remains more a fruity spirituous after-dinner cocktail rather than an aperitif.
History:
Adapted from a 1915 recipe published in The Washington Herald.
More information on the history and variants of the French 75 can be found on our page.
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