Name: Ce Soir (This Evening)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 12.5 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 1 dash Orange bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1; 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

1/2 fl oz

Cynar or other carciofo amaro

5/12 fl oz

Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

2 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

1/3 fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Ce Soir (This Evening) contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
24.69% alc./vol. (49.37° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Jeff Durbin 15w

This was better than expected. I didn't do the saline.

Gui Menegon 1y

Fantastic! Balance and synergy in pure forms... I felt coconut notes! :-).. Used this Chartreuse brazilian clone, Abadia, and Jerez brandy instead of Cognac...

Cris Z 1y

Really well balanced. Slight chocolate notes to this cocktail. Definitely great after dinner.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

By chance came across this cocktail again having forgotten to follow up as noted in comment below on trial with saline. I can report 2 drops of 20% saline definitely enhanced this cocktail for me. Curiously, while expecting it to decrease bitterness (Note: I didn't find this drink overly bitter), what I found was it really brightens the drink I believe by enhancing what ever citrus there is in the Yellow Chartreuse. Not having a particularly refined nose, I may be completely off base. Thoughts?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Agreed, a general flavour enhancer! I've added 2 drops of saline.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Retrying with a spicier cognac and Bitter truth bitters for both orange and aromatic, which seemed to emphasise the herbal qualities of the drink, pleasingly so. Curious to try Strega in place of the yellow chartreuse and see the result.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

This was borderline stellar with Dolin Genepy replacing the Chartreuse Jaune. Near ideal texture and back-end, herbal-tonic treble.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

I was wondering if this might finally convert me to yellow chartreuse, but regrettably not. I added a generous splash of Cocchi Americano to freshen it up a a bit more.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 2y

My second Cynar cocktail in as many nights. Really enjoyed this as others have. I am curious to try with a drop of 2% saline; will try and remember to report back!