July 18-French 75

When I offer this drink to someone who has never had it before, they always think it’s some high end name based off the fanciest thing ever. I don’t know what they think it’s named after, because I know it’s named after a field gun used by the Frenchin WWI. Conveniently this is about when the cocktail was made as well. This cocktail was created by Harry MacElhone at Harry’s American Bar which is actually in Paris.

Honestly my favourite part of the name is the story. It was named after a field gun because you apparently feel like you got hit by one of you drink it. This cocktail is known for being one of the first sours to include champagne in its recipe. This means it gets a shorter pour of gin but the bubbles are a nice addition in my opinion.

Full Judging Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtAOru8OgfJQWYYJf9jldd_-qBmLlUiQsxVS01vmf-c/edit?tab=t.0