🗼 Champs-Élysées

Parisian elegance – cognac meets Chartreuse

🍇 1920s Paris

Ingredients

1½ oz Cognac
½ oz Green Chartreuse
¾ oz Fresh lemon juice
½ oz Simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 Lemon twist (for garnish)

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a shaker.
Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Pro Tips

🌿 Chartreuse Magic

Green Chartreuse, with its 130 herbs, transforms the cognac sour into something mystical. The herbal complexity matches the romance of its namesake Parisian avenue.

📚 Savoy Cocktail Book

From the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. Some recipes omit the bitters; Harry Craddock's original includes them. Try both ways.

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