French 75 Recipe

• Difficulty: Easy
• Servings: 4 cocktails
• Nutritional Info per Serving (1 of 4 servings):
  • Calories: 301
  • Total Fat: 0 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0 g
  • Carbs: 28 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0 g
  • Sugar: 23 g
  • Protein: 0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg
  • Sodium: 31 mg
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Active Time: 10 minutes

• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) VS or VSOP Cognac
• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) simple syrup
• 1/3 cup (3 ounces) freshly squeezed lemon juice (approximately 2 lemons)
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1 (750 ml) bottle of chilled quality Champagne
• 4 long strips of lemon peel

Instructions:

1. Combine the Cognac, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker, then add the ice cubes. Shake vigorously for at least 30 secondsit's longer than it feels!
2. Distribute the mixture evenly into four Champagne flutes, filling each glass about two-thirds full.
3. Top off each flute with chilled Champagne, garnish with a strip of lemon zest, and serve immediately while cold.

Ina Garten prepared a half-sized version of this recipe on her show Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food.

Excerpted from Cooking for Jeffrey, Copyright 2016 by Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter/Publisher. All rights reserved.