Learn how to make the French 75 cocktail in this latest installment of our How To playlist we call the Cocktail Library where we explore the best way to make the classic cocktails any aspiring bartender should know in 2021. While the French 75 cocktail struggled to gain popularity in the early 2000’s during the cocktail revolution, it’s since become a must go to drink for any occassion. Welcoming guests to your home or restaurant/bar with a spry bubbly French 75 can start the night off just right. In this video we also go over the history of the French 75 cocktail, the tricks to opening a bottle of sparkling wine safely, and how to make the drink.
French 75 Recipe w/ Roger D’Anoia Cava
.75 oz Lemon
.75 oz Simple Syrup
1.5 oz Gin
2.5 oz Roger D’Anoia Cava (or substitute any dry/brut sparkling wine)
Lemon Twist
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:41 French 75 Cocktail History
02:40 French 75 Recipe
05:51 Opening a Bottle of Sparkling Wine
06:27 Glassware Choice and Why It’s Important
11:20 Shaking and Straining the French 75
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//RESOURCES FOR YOUR BARTENDING JOURNEY
Regarding Cocktails by Sasha and Georgette Petraske
OR FOR YOUR COPY EMBOSSED AND SIGNED BY GEORGETTE
Cocktails: How to Mix Them by Robert Vermiere First Published 1922
ABC of Mixing Cocktails by Harry McElhone First Published 1922
Here’s How by Judge Jr Fist Published 1927 (it’s rare and expensive!)
The Savoy Cocktail Book By Harry Craddock
Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of Making the Perfect Cocktail
Charles Baker: The Gentleman’s Companion No. 2 or Jigger, Beaker, and Glass: Drinking Around the World
Meet my Mentor Sasha Petraske while he discusses creating Milk and Honey Bar and makes a Bees Knees cocktail, while measuring free hand by eye!! At Dutch Kills Bar in NYC
//PRODUCTS WE USE THAT YOU MAY WANT
Cocktail Kingdom 1oz/2oz Jiggers
BeeHive 2.5oz Graduated Jigger
Cocktail Kingdom Paddle Bar Spoon
COCKTAIL KINGDOM HAWTHORNE STRAINER
COCKTAIL KINGDOM 4 PRONG HAWTHORNE STRAINER
250 mL GRADUATED CYLINDER
ICE CUBE MOLDS FOR YOUR FREEZER
1″ CUBES
OR 2″ CUBES
OR SPHERICAL CUBES
TINS – MAKE SURE YOU GET 28oz AND 18oz (not 16oz) IF YOU LIKE THE BEN’S SYSTEM OF SHAKING
Cocktail Kingdom Weighted Shaking Tins 28oz/18oz (Very Nice, but you pay for it)
Barconic Shaking Tins 28oz/18oz (Reasonably Priced
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