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Aristus

(70,535 posts) Sat May 3, 2025, 10:14 PM May 2025

Enjoying a French 125 tonight. [View all]

Cognac, triple sec, and champagne. It’s a variation on the French 75, named for, of all things, the 75mm workhorse artillery piece of the French Army during World War I.

It’s good. It could hardly fail to be; cognac and champagne. What’s not to love?

Hope everyone is having a good weekend…

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Enjoying a French 125 tonight. [View all] Aristus May 2025 OP

Sounds good Easterncedar May 2025 #1

Sounds delicious! Aristus May 2025 #3

"Sec" comes from the French word for "dry," according to Google True Dough May 2025 #2

Artillery sizes tend to increase in 25mm increments. Aristus May 2025 #4

And they all have one thing in common: True Dough May 2025 #5

So far, so good. Aristus May 2025 #6

We're all grateful True Dough May 2025 #7

Like a lot of tinpot despots in history, Aristus May 2025 #9

Sounds good, but now I'm salivating for a passion fruit French 75 Ilikepurple May 2025 #8

And you! Aristus May 2025 #10