Easy Elderflower French 75 Cocktail with St Germain
If you have never tried a French 75 Cocktail, you are in for a treat! This easy cocktail is a delightfully sparkling floral champagne cocktail with only four ingredients. And St. Germain elderflower liqueur adds sweet flavor and floral notes.
Add gin, elderflower liqueur and lemon juice to cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake vigorously, 15-20 shakes, pour into a champagne glass, top with sparkling wine, garnish with a lemon twist.
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Variations
Gin: Try using other gins. Empress Gin would be gorgeous.
No Gin: Not into gin? Try Vodka.
Cognac: Go classic and use cognac instead of gin or your favorite whiskey.
Fruity Cocktail: Add some fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries,
Holiday Cocktail: Add a splash of pomegranate juice or grenadine during the holidays and garnish with pomegranate arils and a sprig of rosemary- delightful!
Bubble Free: Not a fan of the bubbles? Use a nice white wine instead, or even real lemonade.
How to lighten up a French 75
Instead of using champagne or sparkling wine, replace with tonic water, sparkling water or try Elderflower Tonic Water.
Serve in a wine glass, with crushed ice and it will water it down as it sits.
In addition to replacing the champagne, use an alcohol-free gin, like Seedlip, it's delicious and would also be fabulous in my Tangerine & Thyme Gin & Tonic
French 75 Mocktail For adults, use Seedlip gin or other non-alcoholic gin, double the lemon juice and add 1-2 ounces of simple syrup to taste, then top with Elderflower tonic water. For kids, try adding equal parts lemon juice and simple syrup (about 2 ounces of each) and equal parts soda water and Sanpellegrino Limonata.