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The French 75 cocktail has been through a few iterations since its humble beginnings during World War I. Currently, the most popular version of this sparkling cocktail is made with gin. Originally, however, it was most likely made with cognac as in this version that Robert mies up.
Instructions
shake cognac, lemon juice and sugar with ice
strain into a collins glass over ice
top with sparkling wine or champagne
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Robert Hess
The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess is dedicated to the creation of quality classic cocktails. Watch as he mixes up cocktail recipes from the past using the best ingredients.
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If you don;t have superfine sugar available (or don;t want to pay the higher price) simply take granulated sugar and pulse it in a food processor or blender a few times.
What about simple syrup in place of sugar?
Aaron, simple syrup would work fine here as well.
Simple syrup will work as far as the taste goes, but be prepared for a slightly different mouth feel—one that isn’t as light and airy, I’ve found.
Robert you constantly impress us with your knowledge of history! I’ve made plenty of these using the gin recipe from your book. After watching this, I immediately made a pair of these with cognac. Very nice variation.
I see you used Remy VSOP—I defy anyone to tell the difference between VS and VSOP in this drink!
—George