Name: Champs-Elysees Cocktail
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac; 10 ml Chartreuse Green; 20 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1 Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 10 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Cognac
1/3 fl oz	Green Chartreuse liqueur
2/3 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup (rich) 2 sugar to 1 water
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Review:

A great after-dinner drink for lovers of cognac and Chartreuse.

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History:

A riff on the Sidecar, The Champs-Élysées is named after the touristy Parisian boulevard. The first known recipe for this cocktail appears in Nina Toye and Arthur H. Adair's 1925 Drinks-Long and Short.