Bloody French 75

A Classic French 75 is made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and topped with Champagne. This “bloody” Halloween version swaps in a blood orange syrups and rims the glass with an extra thick and oozy blood orange syrup to look like dripping blood. It’s an easy, edible garnish your Halloween party guests will die for.

Watch Me Make It

How to Make Blood Orange Syrup

1. Juice enough blood oranges to get about 1 cup of juice (about 6-8 oranges).
2. Combine the juice with 1 cup of granulated sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. Gently heat until all of the sugar has dissolved and the juice is clear, stirring occasionally.
4. If you want to add blood orange syrup to the French 75, bring to a boil for 1 minute and remove from the heat.
5. If you want to use the syrup for the rim, it will need to thicken. Continue heating on the stove, stirring occasionally, until it has reduced by about half to a thick syrup.
6. If you want to both add the syrup to the cocktail and use it for your bloody rim, reserve most of the syrup after boiling for 1 minute and reduce the rest down for the rims.
7. Cool completely, then strain your syrup through a fine mesh sieve into an airtight glass jar or bottle. It will keep in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.