May 7-French 125

This cocktail was so close to being a true classic cocktail, if only it weren’t for the true French 75 (the one made with gin instead of cognac) stealing its thunder. Nowadays people think it’s okay to lump this one in with its gin counterpart asa one cocktail. I think this is a shame as this cocktail is arguably more French than the French 75 since this one uses cognac (a true French spirit) while the 75 uses gin (typically not French unless you are using something like Citadelle).

Now let’s get into the cocktail specifically and break it down. The original French 75 was named after a French 75mm war cannon, but weirdl;y the more French cocktail of the 2 is named after a Soviet 125mm war cannon. This whole cocktail family is ass backwards if you ask me. That doesn’t change the fact that taste wide it’s one of the better ones I’ve explored. And even if the name isn’t as French as it claims to be the drink itself is so French that I wouldn’t be surprised if it surrendered its spot as a classic to the more British French 75 cocktail. I actually remember this being one of the first cocktyails I learnt since it’s one of my aunt’s favourites I make.

This cocktail is, as I said before the same as a French 75 but with cognac. Othjer than that the other main French ingredient in this cocktail is one of the most French things ever, Champagne. To pair with these is lemon juice and simple syrup. It is a very easy cocktail to learn and yet super satisfying at the same time. This makes both versions some of the best cocktails I know, makes it a shame that this cocktail is a new entry and therefore is only now getting recognition.

Nonetheless my judges all enjoyed this cocktail wholeheartedly scoring it an average score of 77.33 making it the most liked cocktail so far.

Full Judging Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wnGABvUqHpeQMJ81nTz2zfdSN5zAjoFRmI43I8HpPyE/edit?tab=t.0 . Have a good night and happy drinking!