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Champs-Elysees

After dinner/digestif · Citrusy · Classic/vintage

4.5 526 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Cognac (brandy)
1/3 oz Chartreuse Green
2/3 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/4 oz Chilled water
1 dash Aromatic bitters
2 drop Saline solution 4:1

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

17.8% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 188 calories

History

A superb after-dinner drink for brandy and Chartreuse enthusiasts. The sweet components in this sour are amplified yet offset by alcoholic strength. Perfect dilution is essential for this classic's deliciousness.

The Champs-Élysées, a variation on the Sidecar, is named after the famous Parisian avenue. The earliest known recipe for this cocktail can be found in Nina Toye and Arthur H. Adair's 1925 book, Drinks-Long and Short. CHAMPS ELYSÉES Three glasses of brandy, one glass of Chartreuse and one and a half glasses of sweetened lemon juice, put in the shaker with a dash of Angostura Bitters.