Liqueur Cabinet: A Series of Libations featuring Madison Cellars liqueur selections Part 10

About The Amaretto French 75 Cocktail

For this twist on the classic French 75, swapping out simple syrup for amaretto lends a “lush toasty note,” says Ryan Ward, the beverage director at Momofuku CCDC in Washington, D.C. He prefers Nikka Coffey gin, which has lots of citrus and green pepper botanicals from sansho peppers, a relative of the Szechuan peppercorn. “Amaretto isn’t just almond; it has notes of vanilla, citrus and some baking spice.”

This recipe originally appeared as part of “What the #$@! Do I Do with This? Amaretto: What It Is and How to Use It.”

Ingredients in The Amaretto French 75 Cocktail  

Units

1 ¹⁄₂ oz

gin 

¹⁄₂ oz

Amaretto

³⁄₄ oz

Fresh lemon juice

2 oz

Brut sparkling wine, chilled

Garnish: 

Lemon curl

Glass: 

Coupe

How to make The Amaretto French 75 Cocktail

Add all ingredients except the sparkling wine into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a coupe glass.

Top with the sparkling wine.

Garnish with a lemon curl

Source:  liquor.com