French 56½ Cocktail - Cook's Illustrated | America's Test Kitchen

Name: French 56½ Cocktail - Cook's Illustrated | America's Test Kitchen
Ingredients: 1¾ fluid ounces (3½ tablespoons) gin; ½ fluid ounce (1 tablespoon) simple syrup; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; ¼ teaspoon tartaric acid; ½ teaspoon lactic acid; 1 cup ice cubes; 1 fluid ounce (2 tablespoons) plus 1 fluid ounce (2 tablespoons) soda water, divided; 2 fresh mint leaves (optional)

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We came up with the French 56½. It’s a cousin to the 75, less potent (the name reflects the reduced alcoholic wallop) but just as refreshing.

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Ingredients

1¾ fluid ounces (3½ tablespoons) gin
½ fluid ounce (1 tablespoon) simple syrup
2 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon tartaric acid
½ teaspoon lactic acid
1 cup ice cubes
1 fluid ounce (2 tablespoons) plus 1 fluid ounce (2 tablespoons) soda water, divided
2 fresh mint leaves (optional)