Le Citron Vert 75

I decided to take the already fabulous Citroën 75 up a notch. Why you ask? Well, just because 🤔. Oh and I was out of lemons but had plenty of limes (citrons verts)!

I also added mint and sliced Serranos (any other hot Chile peeper will do) to the cocktail shaker.

Makes one cocktail

1 1/2 oz Gin

1/2 St. Germain or other Elderflower liqueur

1 oz lime juice

1 tsp 1:1 simple syrup or blue agave

6 mint leaves

Thinly sliced Serrano Chile pepper (about 6 slices depending on how much heat you want)

3 oz Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, Crémant or sparkling wine

Take a shaving of lime peel, twist to express the oils and rub the rim of a frozen coupe glass.

Toss first six ingredients (all but the sparkling) into a cocktail shaker and half fill with ice.

Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds and strain into the coupe glass with (or without) a large ice cube. Top with the sparkling wine.