Champagne Fizz Cocktail

The French 75 we Always Make When we Want Something Special – our Easy Champagne Fizz Cocktail! This is a classic Champagne Cocktail is made with gin and lemon juice and topped with bubbly for a sophisticated and good beverage suited to ringing in the new year with!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How to Make Champagne Gin Fizz

This good bubbly drink is easy to make and full of flavor – suited to holiday celebrations!

We're making this drink with champagne (or Prosecco, to be a bit more budget friendly), gin, and lemon – it is light, refreshing, and crisp – solid to pair with Lobster Tails Prime Ribor appetizers like Bacon Raspberry Cheese BitesCheese DipButtery soft rollsand more!

This drink is solid to bring in the New Year with – or to toast a fabulous Christmas dinner! You can even decorate it with some pretty toothpicks like we did for a party – this drink is solid anytime you want to celebrate in style.

French 75 Recipe Ingredients

• Ice: chills the drink quickly, keeping everything crisp and refreshing without diluting it too fast.
• 1½ ounces Gin: provide the botanical backbone of the cocktail, adding herbal, juniper-forward notes that balance beautifully with citrus and bubbles.
• 1 ounce Lemon Juice: brings bright acidity and freshness, keeping the drink lively and cutting through the sweetness.
• 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup: softens the sharp edges of the lemon and gin, tying everything together with a touch of sweetness.
• 3 ounces Prosecco: add light, celebratory bubbles and a subtle fruitiness that makes the cocktail feel elegant and festive.
• Lemon Wedge, For Garnish: enhances the citrus aroma and gives a fresh, polished finish to the drink.

Steps to Make a French 75

Once you gather your ingredients, we will use the following process:

Make Gin Base

In a shaker with ice, mix gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup.

Shake

Shake drink well to get very, cold.

Pour

Pour gin base into champagne flute or wine glass.

Champagne Float

Top with sparkling wine.

Serve

Garnish with a lemon slice and festive toothpick and enjoy!

What Champagne To Use

While we are a huge fan of Veuve, this recipe is best with a champagne
(or more likely Prosecco, since it is less expensive) you love the taste of – but is inexpensive.

If you want to use expensive champagne, go for it – but you can also make this recipe with some great picks under $15.

You'll want to use a good quality sparkling wine you like the taste of – but because we're adding lemon and gin, it's a bit worthless to add expensive champagne.

What Gin To Use

For champagne-based gin drinks, it is best to pick a botanical gin with citrus and herbal notes – not a dry or juniper gin that will have a stronger flavor.

We recommend Hendricks, Botanistor another light botanical gin – we made this recipe with Hendricks.

We do not recommend Tanqueray, cardamom-based gins, or strong peppery gins.

Other Easy Cocktails You'll Love

These deliciously easy drinks will get you in the party spirit and are full of flavor!

These cocktails are all good and fun – we love the theatrical Feuerzangenbowle – Flaming German Rum Punch Recipe – it is mulled wine in a punch bowl, with a rum soaked flaming sugar cube on top – like from German Christmas markets! So fun and good!

Great Party Recipes You'll Love

If you love this good cocktail and you're looking for more good party recipes, we're sharing our favorites below!

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• Bacon Raspberry Cheese Bites
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Ingredients

• Ice
• 1½ ounces gin
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup
• 3 ounces prosecco
• lemon wedge, for garnish

Method

1. Add the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 15 seconds.
2. Strain into a champagne flute and top with prosecco.
3. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve.