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OUICOOK: BEST FRENCH COCKTAILS

  • July 25, 2021
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There’s nothing better than kicking back on a hot summer night with a cool, French cocktail in hand.

Just imagine yourself sitting outside at a little restaurant in the streets of Paris, and you can be immediately transported. All you need is our two favorite French cocktail recipes! 

 

 

The French 75 and the 1789 are amazing cocktails that have the perfect French flair! Their taste is both impeccable and refined. They are my two all time favorite French cocktails!

 

 

You can feel super authentic by using real French ingredients, or whatever you can get your hands on at the nearest liquor store. So pop over and grab your ingredients, and let’s make some delicious cocktails!

Check out the amazing recipes below!

 

 

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Classic French 75 Cocktail

The French 75 is a cocktail to remember. It’s light and aromatic, and has the most amazing balance of Champagne, dry gin and lemon juice. The ratio is perfect! You can be super authentic by using French gin, like Citadelle, and French Champagne, like Veuve Clicquot. It has to be a Champagne you’d enjoy drinking on its own!

 

Ingredients

  • ¾ ounce simple syrup
  • ¾ freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1½ ounces dry gin
  • Ice
  • 2 ounces Champagne, chilled
  • Lemon peel for garnish

 

 

Instructions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the simple syrup, lemon juice, and gin.
  2. Add the ice and shake to chill.
  3. Strain into a Champagne flute.
  4. Top with the Champagne, stirring briefly.
  5. Garnish with a lemon peel.

 

 

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1789

The 1789 was created in honor of the year the Bastille was stormed. How much more French can you get?! This cocktail is filled with classic French ingredients such as Bonal Quina, which is a French apéritif wine, and Lillet Blanc, a French aromatized wine. Make it 100% French by even choosing a French whiskey, such as Bastille whiskey.

 

Ingredients

  • ½ ounce Bonal Quina
  • ½ ounce Lillet Blanc
  • 1½ ounces whiskey
  • Ice
  • Orange peel for garnish

 

 

Instructions

  1. Chill a martini glass.
  2. In a mixing glass, combine the Bonal Quina, Lillet Blanc, and whiskey.
  3. Add the ice and stir to chill.
  4. Strain into the chilled martini glass.
  5. Garnish with an orange peel.

 

They’re so simple and easy to make, you’ve just got to try them out! Let us know if you do by taking a photo and tagging us on Instagram @OuiPlease!

 

xoxo,

Maria

 

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Recipe Credits: https://cocktails.lovetoknow.com/cocktail-recipes/11-classic-french-cocktail-recipes-elegant-appeal

Photo Credits: Pinterest

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