12 Days of Christmas cocktails 2012

Dec 07, 2012 10:15 AM by Carolyn Stalnaker

Posted in Food & Recipes / Entertaining / Wine & Drink Recipes / Wine & Cocktail Recipes

Christmas Cocktailing

The days leading up to Christmas are exciting, but they're stressful too! Between planning and attending holiday parties, buying and wrapping gifts, traveling and decorating, we have plenty of reasons to sip a cocktail or 12.

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On the third day of Christmas...

French 75 recipe

Yields 1 drink

Ingredients:

2 ounces dry gin
2 teaspoons superfine sugar
1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice (save the peel for the garnish)
Champagne

Directions:

Combine the dry gin with the superfine sugar and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with crushed ice. Shake well and strain into a Champagne flute.
Top with Champagne and garnish with a twist of lemon.