The French ”75” got it’s name from the French 75-millimeter field gun used by the French military during WWI. It was probably created at Henry’s Bar in Paris by Henry Tépé in 1914/15 or even earlier and was originally called ”Soixante-Quinze” (Seventy-Five) since both the drink and the field gun would knock you out flat. In The Savoy Cocktail Book Harry Craddock wrote that it “Hits with remarkable precision”.

After the war American soldiers brought the recipe back home where it became a regular at New York’s famous Stork Club.

The Paro glass, designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1983.

Product information

This is one in a series of illustrations of classic cocktail recipes with a selection of the most beautifully designed glasses.

The size 40x50 cm (approx 16x20”) are signed and printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310g archival paper and are sold in a limited edition of 50 prints.

The size 30x40 cm (approx 12x16”) are printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Studio Enhanced 210g archival paper.