French 75: Smoke Screen

Name: French 75: Smoke Screen
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1 oz gin; 1/2 oz lemon juice; 1/2 oz simple syrup; 3 oz Champagne; 1 pinch smoked sea salt

Paris, France Europe/Paris

History

Named for the powerful French 75mm field gun, this sparkling drink appeared in its modern form in Harry MacElhone’s 1920s Paris bar books. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Smoked salt sharpens the base spirit while suggesting a distant getaway fire.

Gin · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

11 oz gin
21/2 oz lemon juice
31/2 oz simple syrup
43 oz Champagne
51 pinch smoked sea salt

Method

01Shake the first three ingredients, strain into a flute, and top with Champagne.
02Mix in a very small pinch of smoked salt and garnish as directed.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.