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French 77

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

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (23)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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

Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Flute glass

Method:

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of French 77 contains 144 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
11.58% alc./vol. (23.16° proof)
16.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

A floral riff on the classic French 75 created in 2006 by yours truly.
French 75 cocktail history

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

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

Comments & Discussion

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Howard Sundwall 3y

Thanks for creating this Simon. It's delicious.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

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 5y

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.

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