French 75

About the French 75

The French 75 is a classic champagne cocktail built here with Timber Creek Florida Gin, sparkling wine, lemon juice, and simple syrup, shaken and strained into a chilled coupe. It’s one of the oldest and most recognizable gin cocktails on any menu, prized for how it balances the gin’s botanical dryness against champagne’s bright effervescence. To build it, shake the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup together with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, and top gently with champagne so the bubbles stay lively rather than getting beaten flat by the shaker.

Finish with an expressed lemon twist. Some versions build the whole drink in the glass rather than shaking the citrus separately, but shaking first gives a colder, better-integrated base before the champagne goes in. Timber Creek Florida Gin is well suited to this classic because the French 75 leaves the gin almost nowhere to hide: it’s one of only two spirits in the glass, sharing the stage evenly with the champagne, and a muddy or overly harsh gin will fight the wine rather than complement it.

Timber Creek distills its gin grain-to-glass on the distillery’s own Crestview farm, which gives it a clean, citrus-forward botanical profile that plays well against both the lemon juice and the champagne’s acidity rather than competing with either. This is a celebration cocktail through and through, equally at home at a wedding toast, a brunch, or a seafood dinner. Oysters, shrimp cocktail, goat cheese, smoked salmon, and lemon tart all share the drink’s bright, citrus-forward register, making it a natural pairing for a raw bar or a light spring meal.

Use a dry, well-chilled sparkling wine rather than something sweet, since the gin and lemon juice already carry plenty of tartness on their own. Because it’s built on two full pours of alcohol, pace it accordingly, especially if you’re pouring a full round for the table. Toast well, and always drink responsibly.

The French 75 is a classic champagne cocktail built here with Timber Creek Florida Gin, sparkling wine, lemon juice, and simple syrup, shaken and strained into a chilled coupe. It’s one of the oldest and most recognizable gin cocktails on any menu, prized for how it balances the gin’s botanical dryness against champagne’s bright effervescence. To build it, shake the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup together with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, and top gently with champagne so the bubbles stay lively rather than getting beaten flat by the shaker.

Finish with an expressed lemon twist. Some versions build the whole drink in the glass rather than shaking the citrus separately, but shaking first gives a colder, better-integrated base before the champagne goes in. Timber Creek Florida Gin is well suited to this classic because the French 75 leaves the gin almost nowhere to hide: it’s one of only two spirits in the glass, sharing the stage evenly with the champagne, and a muddy or overly harsh gin will fight the wine rather than complement it.

Timber Creek distills its gin grain-to-glass on the distillery’s own Crestview farm, which gives it a clean, citrus-forward botanical profile that plays well against both the lemon juice and the champagne’s acidity rather than competing with either. This is a celebration cocktail through and through, equally at home at a wedding toast, a brunch, or a seafood dinner. Oysters, shrimp cocktail, goat cheese, smoked salmon, and lemon tart all share the drink’s bright, citrus-forward register, making it a natural pairing for a raw bar or a light spring meal.

Use a dry, well-chilled sparkling wine rather than something sweet, since the gin and lemon juice already carry plenty of tartness on their own. Because it’s built on two full pours of alcohol, pace it accordingly, especially if you’re pouring a full round for the table. Toast well, and always drink responsibly.