Bartending/Cocktails/French 75

The French 75 is a cocktail of gin and champagne flavoured with lemon,

Ingredients

 * 1½ ozs. (40 ml) gin
 * 2 tsp. caster (superfine) sugar
 * 1 tbs. lemon juice
 * Champagne

Garnish
cherry or orange slice

Glass
flute or Collins

Procedure

 * 1) In a flute or Collins glass add the gin.
 * 2) Top with a half flute of sparkling wine or champagne.
 * 3) Add sugar (it will fizz up so make sure the flute isn't full yet) then top off with more sparkling wine.

Variations

 * Combine sugar, lemon juice, and gin in a shaker full of ice. Shake well, then pour into a tall glass and top with champagne. (If possible, ice the glass ahead of time.)