keith_w wrote: > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> keith_w wrote: >> >>> frank theriault wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 7:04 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Last night I helped a friend celebrate leaving a job she hated after 10 >>>>> years. To do so I introduced her to the joys of the traditional French >>>>> 75, (made with good Cognac. We didn't have any 75mm shell casings but >>>>> she did have these roughly 37mm diameter glasses that came with a gift >>>>> pack of liquor, (hence the French 37 title). I thought this came out >>>>> rather well... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20french37bycandlelight.html >>>>> >>>>> The drinks were surprisingly good too... >>>>> > > >>>> Looks very inviting! >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> frank >>>> > > >>> Looks very much like a Courvoisier glass, to me, P.J.! <g> >>> >>> keith whaley >>> > > >> I was pretty sure that Courvoisier was a Liquor... >> >> > > Still is... <g> > > Back when I was young and stupid (-er) I drank cognac... Usually Hennessy. > > MY problem is, I've never heard of a French 75! > Probably an artillery round! > > keith > > Named after the same, reputed to have been invented by Raoul Lufbery of the Lafayette Escadrille. Named after the renowned French field gun of similar vintage, because "it hits with remarkable precision".
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