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75

Classic/vintage

4.0 70 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/3 oz Calvados apple brandy
2/3 oz Gin
1/6 oz Grenadine syrup
2 dash Absinthe

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (discarded) and star anise.
  3. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

27.6% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 159 calories

History

Like the gun it is named after, this small cocktail packs a punch. MacElhone calls for a couple of dashes of absinthe in place of the lemon juice used in earlier Soixante-Quinze (Seventy-Five) recipes, ensuring a dry, spirituous drink.

This cocktail is adapted from a recipe found in Harry MacElhone's 1926 book, Harry ABC of Mixing Cocktails. The " 75 " Cocktail is made with 1 teaspoon Grenadine, 2 dashes of Absinthe or Anis-del-Oso, 2/3 Calvados, and 1/3 Gin. It should be shaken well and strained into a cocktail glass. According to the book, this cocktail was quite popular in France during the war and was named after the French light field gin.