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Salzburg 75 (Grapefruit Radler French 75 Variation) Recipe

Maggie Hoffman
Salzburg 75 (Grapefruit Radler French 75 Variation) Recipe

[Photograph: Vicky Wasik]

This riff on the French 75, from bartender Jeffrey Knott of Seville Quarter in Pensacola, Florida, expertly balances tart and sweet, with a pleasantly bitter grapefruit edge. The key is using Stiegl-Radler Grapefruit from Austria in place of sparkling wine: It's a lightly alcoholic mix of beer and grapefruit soda that adds a refreshing citrusy flavor to this cocktail's mix of tangy lemon and herbal gin.

Read more: 4 Festive, Bubbly Riffs on the French 75 Cocktail

  • Yield:Makes 2 cocktails
  • Active time: 2 minutes
  • Total time:2 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce (30ml) fresh juice from 1 lemon
  • 1/2 ounce (15ml) simple syrup (see note)
  • 3 ounces (90ml) gin
  • 6 ounces (180ml) Stiegl-Radler Grapefruit (see note)

Directions

  1. 1.

    Add lemon, simple syrup, and gin to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 12 seconds. Divide between two Champagne flutes (you'll have about 3 ounces or 90ml per glass).

  2. 2.

    Top each glass with 3 ounces (90ml) Stiegl-Radler Grapefruit and serve immediately.

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4 Festive, Bubbly Riffs on the French 75 Cocktail

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