Bitter French

Name: Bitter French
Ingredients: 1 ounce Plymouth gin; 1⁄4 ounce Campari; 1⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice; 1⁄2 ounce simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water); Champagne; Garnish: 1 grapefruit twist

By Gary Regan

February 10, 2020

Pinkcolored cocktail in fluted cocktail glass on a small round table.

Photo by Kelly Puleio

This cocktail is a sort of marriage between a French 75 (a classic drink that combines gin, citrus, and Champagne) and a Negroni, created by New York bartender Phil Ward.

Ingredients

ounce Plymouth gin

⁄4 ounce Campari

⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice

⁄2 ounce simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water)

Champagne

Garnish: 1 grapefruit twist

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Preparation

Shake the gin, Campari, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice, then strain into a chilled champagne flute. Top with champagne. Squeeze the grapefruit twist over the drink, then discard.

The Negroni book cover with photo of stemmed cocktail glass on a black table.

Reprinted with permission from The Negroni Copyright 2013, 2015 by Gary Regan. Photographs © 2015 by Kelly Puleio. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Buy the full book from Amazon.

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