Garnish:
Lemon wheel slice
How to make:
SHAKE first 3 ingredients and strain into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring sparkling wine.
| 1 fl oz | Rutte Dry Gin |
| 3/4 fl oz | Montenegro amaro |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
| 2 1/2 fl oz | Brut champagne or sparkling wine |
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Review:
Faintly bittersweet and refreshingly citrusy.
A riff on the classic French 75 named for the 40 botanicals that flavour Amaro Montenegro.
Nutrition:
One serving of French 40 contains 208 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 14.32% alc./vol. (28.64° proof)
- 21.8 grams of pure alcohol
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