French 77 Cocktail Recipe

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Yields 1 Serving
Prep Time: 5 

Ingredients

Cocktail:
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) Beefeaters Gin
1 tablespoon (0.5 ounce) St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
1 tablespoon (0.5 ounce) simple syrup (recipe below)
1 tablespoon (0.5 ounce) freshly squeezed lime juice
½ cup ice cubes
Champagne or Prosecco, chilled
1 strip of lemon zest
Sugar & lime juice for the glass rim

Simple syrup:
½ cup water
½ granulated sugar

Instructions

Cocktail:
Pour the gin, elderflower liqueur, simple syrup, and fresh lime juice into a cocktail shaker and add the ice. Shake for at least 30 seconds. Dip the rim of a martini glass into lime juice and then dip it into sugar. Pour the cocktail mixture into the glass (about two-thirds full). Top with chilled Champagne, and garnish with lemon zest. Serve ice cold.

Simple syrup:
Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook until the sugar dissolves. Cool.

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