Le Royal bar cocktail recipe: The French 75
After introducing you to Henrietta’s gin martini, “10 classic cocktails you need to know how to make before the end of quarantine”, and the recipe for Cordova’s oat milk bourbon cream, and the festive and sunny Sherry Me cocktail, all as part of our “Don’t let it get you down” series, we share with you today a very easy cocktail recipe that will quench even the biggest thirsts: the French 75, presented by Le Royal.
For those of you who don’t know this bar, Le Royal is the beautiful, hidden bar of the Rouge-Gorge, a famous wine bar on Mont Royal Avenue. In normal times, it’s a great place to drink cocktails in an intimate, cozy space.
The French 75
Ingredients
- 1 oz gin (from Quebec!)
- 1½ oz lemon juice
- ½ oz simple syrup
- 2 oz sparkling wine (of your choice!)
- Lemon zest for garnish
Method
- Chill a champagne glass with ice for 5 minutes
- Place all ingredients except the sparkling wine in a shaker
- Stir vigorously
- Strain and pour into the chilled glass
- Add the sparkling wine
- Garnish with lemon zest
Cheers!
For recipes from chefs in Montreal, we recommend:
- Meatball recipe from Maison Publique’s Derek Dammann
- Easy rotisserie chicken recipe from Derrick Reinhardt of McKiernan
- Fisun Ercan’s pita bread recipe
- Spaghetti Ubriachi from Elena: Janice Tiefenbach’s excellent red wine pasta recipe
- Breaded cod burger recipe by Stefano Faita
For sweet tooths:
- The best pancake recipe from Bremner’s Danny Smiles
- Chocolate-pinoli cookie recipe by Marc-Olivier Frappier of Vin Mon Lapin
- Olive & Gourmando’s famous brownie recipe
Photography by Le Royal
