Hooray for Friday and hooray for vintage cocktails!
This is Champs Elysees!
AuthorRetroRuth
From Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1965
Tested Recipe!
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1 oz Cognac
½ oz green Chartreuse
1 tsp lemon juice
2 drops bitters
1
Shake with cracked ice. Strain into a cocktail glass
Ingredients
1 oz Cognac
½ oz green Chartreuse
1 tsp lemon juice
2 drops bitters
We’ve been looking for excuses to use our recently acquired Chartreuse, and this recipe fit that bill nicely!
“Looks like we didn’t waste the Chartreuse.”
The Verdict: Very Good
From The Tasting Notes –
This drink was strong and fruity but not sweet. The bitters really brings it together. Like a fruity version of a Brandy Manhattan. A good use of our hard to find Chartreuse, it really accents the herbal flavor. Would be good as a pre-dinner cocktail!
I don’t have trouble finding green Chartreuse (never seen yellow) but I’ve always sipped it neat — too scared to waste it in a bad cocktail. Kudos for bravery!
Just out of curiousity–what is the newspaper article on the wall behind your about?
I know it sounds weird, but try Green Chartreuse in a hot chocolate. It is sooo good.