Name: French 77
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 5 ml Lemon juice; 135 ml Brut sparkling wine

French 77
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Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Elderflower liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
4 ¹⁄₂ oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

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Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make:

POUR first 2 ingredients into chilled glass, and TOP with sparkling wine.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Elderflower liqueur adds flavour to dry sparkling wine while a splash of lemon juice helps balance the rich liqueur.

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History:

A floral riff on the classic French 75 created in 2006 by yours truly.
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Nutrition:

One serving of French 77 contains 144 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
11.58% alc./vol. (11.58° proof)
18.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Howard Sundwall

8th February 2023 at 01:22

Thanks for creating this Simon. It's delicious.

John Hinojos

26th March 2022 at 19:38

I really liked this. The combination of the elderflower and lemon gave the cocktail a very refreshing grapefruit tinge to me. I do find elderflower a bit sweet, but next time I will use the larger flutes, the additional Champaigne lessened the sweetness for me, but we do like our cocktails a bit on the dry side.

J. & S. Siegelnitzky

22nd January 2021 at 23:25

Very simple but very tasty, two qualities I appreciate very much. The lemon provides a lovely aroma, while the elderflower magically turns my cheap champagne split into a honeyed luxury. I bet this would be a crowd-pleaser, and it certainly would be a cinch to mix and serve for a party.