French 75 (cocktail)

French 75

IBA official cocktail
Type	Wine cocktail
Base spirit	Champagne
Served	Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware	Champagne flute
IBA specified ingredients†	30 mL (1 US fl oz) gin 15 mL (0.5 US fl oz) lemon juice 15 mL (0.5 US fl oz) simple syrup 60 mL (2 US fl oz) Champagne
Preparation	Pour all the ingredients, except Champagne, into a shaker. Shake well and strain into a Champagne flute. Top up with Champagne. Stir gently.
† French 75 recipe at International Bartenders Association

French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 cocktail, or in French simply a soixante quinze ('seventy five').

The drink dates to World War I, when in 1915 an early form was created at the New York Bar in Paris — later Harry's New York Bar — by barman Harry MacElhone. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shelled with the powerful French 75mm field gun.