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Non-Alcoholic French 75

A gin alternative, lemon and syrup, shaken and topped with dry non-alcoholic sparkling wine. The drink you hand people at the door.

beClink Editorial · August 11, 2026

5 minTotal
1Serves
<0.5%Alcohol
45Calories
Two non-alcoholic French 75s in chilled flutes with lemon twists, on a slate board with a jigger and lemon peel.

A French 75 is a gin sour lengthened with sparkling wine: four ingredients, one shake and a pour. Here it's a non-alcoholic gin, fresh lemon and sugar syrup, topped with a dry non-alcoholic sparkling wine.

The sparkling is more than half the glass, so it decides whether the drink is crisp or cloying. Take a brut and you get the drink people remember.

Recipe

Ingredients

Add all: $60.49Lyre’s Dry London – Gin + Lyre’s Classico Grande Sparkling Wine
Add all 2

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Steps

Chilled flute · Lemon twist

  1. Chill everything. Chill the flute, and make sure the sparkling has been in the fridge for hours.
    Tip: Warm bubbles foam over and go flat in the glass.
  2. Shake. Shake the gin alternative, lemon juice and syrup hard with ice for about ten seconds.
    Tip: Until the shaker is cold, no longer.
  3. Double strain. Strain into the chilled flute through the shaker and a fine sieve.
    Tip: Lemon pulp is what makes a French 75 foam over.
  4. Top and twist. Top gently with the sparkling wine, poured down the side of the glass. Express a lemon twist over the top and drop it in.
    Tip: Don't stir: the pour mixes it.

Per drink: about 45 calories and 9 g sugar. Estimated from the bottle's label and USDA data.

Make it yours

Skip the syrup

If your sparkling is off-dry rather than brut, leave the syrup out and taste before adding any.

Sparkling tea instead

Drier and more tannic, and it holds its fizz longer in the glass.

Rosé

A sparkling rosé in place of the white. Fruitier and softer.

Grapefruit

Half lemon, half grapefruit juice. More bitter, less sharp.

For a crowd

Shake the gin, lemon and syrup ahead and keep the jug cold. Pour 55 ml into each flute and top at the table; never batch the sparkling.

Common questions

Which sparkling should I use?

A brut. The sparkling is more than half the glass, so it sets the sweetness of the whole drink before anything else does — and non-alcoholic sparkling runs sweeter than its alcoholic equivalent as a rule. If yours is off-dry, cut the sugar syrup out rather than trying to balance around it.

Why double strain?

Because lemon pulp is what makes the drink foam over when the sparkling hits it. The shaker's own strainer lets fine pulp through; a sieve on top catches it. It is ten seconds and it is the difference between a clean pour and a sticky flute.

Can I make it without the shaker?

Yes. Stir the spirit, lemon and syrup with ice in any glass, strain it into the flute and top up. You lose a little of the chill and the texture, and you keep the drink — which is a fair trade if the alternative is not making one.

What is a French 75 mocktail?

A non-alcoholic gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup, shaken and topped with non-alcoholic sparkling wine in a flute.

Can I make it ahead for a party?

Shake the gin, lemon and syrup in quantity and keep it cold, then top each flute with sparkling at the table.

Does it have alcohol?

Lyre's Dry London and Lyre's Classico are labeled under 0.5%. For 0.0%, use Le Petit Beret's gin alternative with Prima Pavé or Le Petit Beret Blanc de Blancs.

How to serve & pair

Serve straight away in a chilled flute.

Good with oysters, smoked salmon, salty canapés and anything fried. For a gentler bubbly drink, the non-alcoholic mimosa.

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