French 40

Name: French 40
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Amaro (e.g. Montenegro); 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 75 ml Brut sparkling wine

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
3/4 fl oz	Amaro Montenegro
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/sparkling wine

Garnish: Lemon wheel slice

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients and strain into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring sparkling wine.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of French 40 contains 209 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
12.79% alc./vol. (25.59° proof)
20.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro), Brut champagne/sparkling wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review

Faintly bittersweet and refreshingly citrusy.
A riff on the classic French 75 named for the 40 botanicals that flavour Amaro Montenegro.

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$33.99 $1.36 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

Montenegro Amaro 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
$39.99 $1.21 per cocktail Montenegro Amaro image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$14.99 $0.20 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

$2.77 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
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