“This is our spin on a classic French 75, only spicier, with touches of Creole seasoning and aperitivo.” —Eric Cook, Modern Creole: A Taste of New Orleans Culture and Cuisine.
Recipe
French 75, New Orleans Style
Chef Eric Cook gives the classic sipper the Creole treatment
Photo: sam hanna
Ingredients
KRÉYOLE 75 (Yield: 1 Drink)
1 tbsp. Creole seasoning
1 oz. Peychaud’s aperitivo
¾ oz. dry gin
¾ oz. pineapple juice
¾ oz. lemon juice
2 oz. Champagne or sparkling wine
Preparation
Pour the Creole seasoning in a small bowl. Using a little water, dampen the rim of a champagne flute. Dip the rim into the Creole seasoning and set the glass aside. Combine the aperitivo, gin, and juices in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and carefully strain the mixture into the flute. Float the Champagne or sparkling wine on top.
Recipe excerpted from Modern Creole: A Taste of New Orleans Culture and Cuisine by Eric Cook with Jyl Benson, photography by Sam Hanna. Reprinted by permission of Gibbs Smith Books.
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