The Playboy Bar: Champagne

January, 2009

THE PLAYBOY BAR:For him FRENCH 75Named for the 75-millimeter gun the French army used in WWI, this refresher starts with a shot and a half of gin, half a shot of fresh lemon juice and a teaspoon of simple syrup (or powdered sugar), shaken with ice and strained into a chilled flute. Fill the rest of the way with champagne, and garnish with a lemon twist.For her CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILDrop a sugar cube into a chilled cham­pagne flute and add a dash of Angostura bitters. Fill the flute with champagne, a...