I followed the recipe on the Empress Gin website.

gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, sparkling wine (I used Empress gin, which is why mine is purple)

One year ago today I made my second cocktail, and I chose a French 75 for my birthday. And I was all, dang! This is delicious, I really like this project! So I made myself a second, and I remembered that spirits are not like beer and wine. The second French 75 went straight to my head. (But it was fine, it was my birthday.)

I’m better at pacing myself with cocktails now, and I fully realized that they will get you tipsy faster than beer or wine. One of the many things I’ve learned in the project over the last year.