Champs-Élysées
Sours · Brandy
- Strength
- 18.3%
- Std. drinks
- 1.50
- Calories
- 191
- Sugar
- 11.0 g
- 1½ ozBrandy45 ml
- ½ ozChartreuse15 ml
- ¾ ozSweetened lemon juice23 ml
- 1 dashAngostura bitters
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1½
Highlighted: not in the Hemingway Special.
Head to head
Champs-Élysées and Hemingway Special side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Champs-Élysées has Cognac, Green Chartreuse, sweet-and-sour mix and Angostura bitters, the Hemingway Special white rum, grapefruit juice, Maraschino liqueur and lime juice. In parts, a Champs-Élysées is 3 brandy, 1 Chartreuse and 1½ sweet-and-sour mix; a Hemingway Special is 4 rum, 2¾ grapefruit, 1 Maraschino and 1 lime. By volume, the Champs-Élysées is 55% spirit, 27% citrus and 18% liqueur; the Hemingway Special is 46% spirit, 42% citrus and 12% liqueur. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Champs-Élysées is the stronger drink in the glass (18.3% ABV against 13.8%), but the Hemingway Special is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.62 standard drinks against 1.50). Calories are close (about 191 and 194), but the Champs-Élysées has more sugar (11.0 g against 7.8 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Brandy
The ratio · 3 : 1 : 1½
Highlighted: not in the Hemingway Special.
Sours · Rum
The ratio · 4 : 2¾ : 1 : 1
Full Hemingway Special recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Champs-Élysées.
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