Name: Champs-Elysees
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 7.5 ml Chilled water; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Bill and Audrey Kopp 10w

We tried substituting Escorial in place of Chartreuse and were dazzled by the resulting cocktail.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 12w

Tried this again having first time rated as a true favourite. As the original recipe called for Chartreuse unspecified, on second iteration, as I love both versions of Chartreuse, I used as have others yellow instead of green. Obviously which you prefer is a function of ones personal preference , but having tried both now, I believe green works better.

Gabor 30w

Nice cocktail, but it's much better if you add 2 oz of brandy instead of 1.5.

Robert Spain 34w

Excellent. The right amount of sweetness to balance the sourness of lemon. I used Spanish brandy, slightly sweeter that cognac, and it works fine. All the ingredients shine.

Doug Bain Premium Member 38w

Delicious. Tastes as if a bit of an amaro is in there, a la an Adriatique. On to the favorites list she goes.

Marie-Therese Straus 38w

This is lovely! We used Yellow Chartreuse instead of Green and cut back just a bit on the sugar syrup but kept the lemon and Cognac the same as in the recipe. Rounded and balanced and very sophisticated. We'll definitely be making this again and likely will make it for friends during the holiday season.

Bastian Adolphs 42w

I used Camus VS Cognac, easily one of the best cocktails i ever had.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 42w

Today I made a variation using Calvados and yellow Chartreuse. This was really good and I suggest to try it. As I played there several times I would like to name this variation "Theatre des Champs Elysees (a great Art Deco building).

Creed Erickson 51w

While this makes a fine drink, all other specs I've seen for this cocktail call for yellow Chartreuse. Not that it's any more available...

Martin Boyer Premium Member 1y

In honour of Team Canada's game against the Americans, I substituted maple syrup for the cane syrup. Drink was great, but Team Canada didn't win. Not sure I'd drink again.

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1 1/2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1/3 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
2/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1/4 fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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