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The French “75″ is June 2nd Drink of the Day!!

June 2, 2014 | By Shaun Daugherty | Add a Comment

This Drink of the Day is a Pre-Prohibition champagne cocktail that was invented by the famous barman, Harry MacElhone of Harry’s New York Bar in France, back in 1915. It is called “75″ because it was said to hit you like a French 75mm field gun when you drank it. I have to admit, too many of these can do just that. Introducing gin to some bubbly will have an impact that is for sure. You definitely don’t want to get too carried away drinking these.

A very refreshing champagne beverage for any special occasion. Just when the champagne alone just isn’t going to do the trick. Also a nice drink to finish off a Monday after a long day at the office. Just be sure to keep it to only a couple or you may sleep through your alarm in the morning.

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Here’s to Mondays! Cheers!

French “75″ Cocktail

1 1/2 oz. Gin

2 Tsp Simple Syrup

Juice from 1/2 Lemon

Champagne or Sparkling Wine

Method: Build this in a highball glass by first pouring in the measured amounts of gin and simple syrup. Squeeze in juice of half a lemon, discarding the lemon after doing so. Stir these ingredients together with a stir stick. Add ice. Top off with champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with a half wheel of lemon on the rim of the glass.

This Day in History:

1886 - Grover Cleveland became the first President to get married in the White House.

1924 - US Congress granted US citizenship to all American Indians.

1941 - Baseball great, Lou Gehrig would lose his battle to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a rare paralyzing disease that now bears his name.

1953 - Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.

1997 - Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of bombing the federal building in Oklahoma City.

Notable Birthday:

Five-time gold medalist in the olympic games in swimming and who would become Hollywood’s most famous Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller was born on this date in 1904.

Notable Quote:

“A greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions not our circumstances.” - Martha Washington