This 1925 Paris Cocktail Is a Chartreuse Power Move (Champs-Élysées)

📦 Home Bartender Starter Kit → https://shop.awesomedrinks.com/products/home-bartender-starter-kit/ The Champs-Élysées is a 1925 French classic that drinks like a Herbal Cognac Sour with a Parisian twist. It brings together smooth Cognac, a punch of Green Chartreuse, fresh lemon, and a touch of sweetness—then finishes with a couple dashes of Angostura to add warm spice and depth. If you like sours but want something that feels elevated, this one is the move: bright, aromatic, and quietly complex. 👉 Squeak Easy - The Gold Rush → https://youtu.be/ldVyba6R458 👉 The Brooklyn → https://youtu.be/E9lh6c_L20E 👉 Diamond Martini → https://youtu.be/BxAnEvG8CMY What makes the Champs-Élysées work is the contrast: lemon keeps it snappy, Cognac keeps it rich, and Chartreuse brings that unmistakable alpine-herbal intensity without taking over. The Angostura is the glue—rounding the edges and giving the whole thing a spiced, “finished” flavor that lingers. Shake it hard, serve it ice-cold in a coupe, and if you do garnish, a quick lemon expression is all it needs. 🍸 Recipe — Champs-Élysées (Modern Spec) - 1 1/2 oz Cognac - 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse - 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice - 1/2 oz simple syrup - 2 dashes Angostura bitters - Lemon twist (optional) Instructions: - Chill a coupe (or Nick & Nora). - Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. - Shake hard until well-chilled. - Double strain into the chilled glass. - Optional: express a lemon twist over the top. History: “Champs-Élysées” literally translates to “Elysian Fields,” and the drink shows up in print in 1925 in Drinks—Long and Short. Like a lot of recipes from that era, the original spec is written as a multi-serving batch and calls for “sweetened lemon juice,” which is essentially lemon plus sugar. The modern version tightens that into fresh lemon juice and simple syrup—keeping the same idea, but making it consistent and repeatable at home. #cocktails #cognac #chartreuse