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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Champagne with Lemon Gin Syrup Rumor has it that this cocktail was named in honor of the famous French 75 light field gun of World War I. Quick and potent, the drink was popularized by Harrys New York Bar, in Paris. Ingredients:
1/3 cup sugar |
1/3 cup water |
1/2 cup gin (preferably english dry gin) |
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
1 (750-ml) bottle well-chilled champagne |
garnish: julienned lemon zest |
Directions:
1. Heat sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Cool.
2. Combine syrup with gin and lemon juice. Chill until cold.
3. Add 2 tablespoons gin mixture to each Champagne flute. Slowly top off with Champagne.
4. Cooks' note: Gin syrup can be chilled up to 1 day.
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