In the last posts, we have been dreaming of a Parisian Christmas. There is no better place for a winter break than the City of Lights, which twinkles with wonderful decorations and displays, is filled with the scent of warming street foods, and is full of festive spirit. Once you have found a vacation rental in Paris this winter, you should be sure to escape the cold after exploring the beautiful streets and head into a chic and cosy bar to try some of the city's famous cocktails. We have been discussing the best of the best signature Parisian cocktails to try and here are more to add to that list and their recipes, should you find waiting until your next trip too taxing...
7. The French 75
Yet another creation of the famous Harry's New York Bar in Paris, this cocktail is named the 75 or French 75 due to is WWI origins, when it was thought to be as strong as being shot by a French 75mm gun. Comprised of only four ingredients – gin, Champagne, lemon juice and sugar – it's one that doesn't require buying a whole new liquor cabinet, unlike lots of other cocktails.
Recipe:
Ingredients:
60ml of Champagne
15ml of lemon juice
30ml of gin
2 dashes of simple syrup
A twist of lemon
Method:
1. Add gin, champagne & syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously to combine and strain into an iced champagne flute.
3. Top with the Champagne and garnish with a twist of lemon.
8. Monkey Gland
Invented by MacElhone, the same man who created the Boulevardier, this mix of absinthe, gin and orange juice was also first dreamed up in the New York Bar. Supposedly inspired by French surgeon Serge Voronoff, who was known for grafting monkey glands onto his human male patients to increase virility, it has a unique name, history and flavour...
Recipe:
Ingredients:
50ml of gin
30ml of orange juice
2 drops of absinthe
2 drops of grenadine
Method:
1. Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker,.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Serve straight up and without a garnish.
For the very last post in this series and our final picks, be sure to read on to the next piece and get planning your trip to France's impossibly chic capital over some drinks today!
Yet another creation of the famous Harry's New York Bar in Paris, this cocktail is named the 75 or French 75 due to is WWI origins, when it was thought to be as strong as being shot by a French 75mm gun. Comprised of only four ingredients – gin, Champagne, lemon juice and sugar – it's one that doesn't require buying a whole new liquor cabinet, unlike lots of other cocktails.
Recipe:
Ingredients:
60ml of Champagne
15ml of lemon juice
30ml of gin
2 dashes of simple syrup
A twist of lemon
Method:
1. Add gin, champagne & syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously to combine and strain into an iced champagne flute.
3. Top with the Champagne and garnish with a twist of lemon.
8. Monkey Gland
Invented by MacElhone, the same man who created the Boulevardier, this mix of absinthe, gin and orange juice was also first dreamed up in the New York Bar. Supposedly inspired by French surgeon Serge Voronoff, who was known for grafting monkey glands onto his human male patients to increase virility, it has a unique name, history and flavour...
Recipe:
Ingredients:
50ml of gin
30ml of orange juice
2 drops of absinthe
2 drops of grenadine
Method:
1. Shake well over ice cubes in a shaker,.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
3. Serve straight up and without a garnish.
For the very last post in this series and our final picks, be sure to read on to the next piece and get planning your trip to France's impossibly chic capital over some drinks today!
Photo credits
Picture 1: Gary J. Wood / CC BY-SA 2.0;
Picture 2: vxla / CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture 1: Gary J. Wood / CC BY-SA 2.0;
Picture 2: vxla / CC BY-SA 2.0