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SIDECAR COCKTAILS



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Provided by Ina Garten

Time 25m

Yield 4 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 6

Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Sugar
1 cup Cognac or good brandy
1/2 cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Maraschino cherries or lemon peel, to garnish

Steps:

  • If you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. Allow to dry for 15 minutes.
  • Combine the Cognac, Triple Sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.

SIDECAR



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I always think of the sidecar as a brandy margarita, except that it is made with fresh lemon juice.

Provided by squawk93

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 5

ice cubes
½ fluid ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ fluid ounce Cointreau or triple sec
1 fluid ounce brandy
1 lemon wedge

Steps:

  • Fill a cocktail shaker 3/4 full with ice cubes. Pour in lemon juice, Cointreau, and brandy. Cover and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds until the outside of the shaker becomes cold and frosty. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a wedge of lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Carbohydrate 7.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 1.3 mg, Sugar 6 g

THE SIDECAR



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True fact: very few classic cocktails came out of the Prohibition era, but this is one of them. NYC mixologist Karl Franz Williams goes traditional with cognac, orange liqueur, and fresh lemon juice. Then he serves it in a glass with half a sugared rim, so you can have the option of drinking it with or without extra sweetness.

Provided by Karl Franz Williams

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ice cubes
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Lemon wedges
1/2 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice
3/4 ounce Cointreau
1 1/2 ounces cognac, preferably Pierre Ferrand brand

Steps:

  • Fill a coupe glass with ice cubes, to chill. Place sugar on a plate. Cut a slit into the center of a lemon wedge (one per cocktail). Set aside.
  • Add lemon juice, Cointreau, and cognac to cocktail shaker. Set aside. Discard the ice cubes in coupe glass. Run the lemon wedge around half of the glass rim, then gently roll the rim into sugar; the sugar should stick only to the lemon juice on the rim. Set glass aside.
  • Assembly: Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Cover and shake briefly, about 5 seconds. Strain contents into chilled coupe glass (optional: for an extra smooth cocktail, double strain through a fine-mesh strainer). Garnish with a lemon wedge perched on the rim of the glass. Serve.

THE SIDECAR



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Categories     Liqueur     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     Wedding     Cocktail     Lemon     Brandy     Triple Sec     Drink

Yield Serves 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

3/4 ounces Cointreau
3/4 ounces brandy
3/4 ounces lemon juice

Steps:

  • In mixing glass or shaker filled with ice, combine Cointreau, brandy, and lemon juice, and shake vigorously. Wet rim of a 3- to 4-ounce cocktail glass and place on a lightly sugared plate. Strain liquor into the glass and serve.

SIDECAR COCKTAIL



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The Ritz Hotel in Paris claims to have created this cocktail in the early 20th century. The potent combination of Cognac and orange-flavored liqueur shaken until ice cold with lemon juice is a timeless classic.

Provided by Home Happy Hour

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 teaspoon white sugar
2 fluid ounces Cognac
1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
½ fluid ounce lemon juice
1 cup ice cubes

Steps:

  • Sprinkle sugar on a small plate. Lightly wet half the rim of of a coupe glass with a damp paper towel. Dip the moistened rim in sugar to coat. Set the glass in the refrigerator to chill.
  • Combine Cognac, orange-flavored liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover, and shake until chilled. Strain into the chilled, sugar-rimmed coupe.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.5 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 2.7 mg, Sugar 15.7 g

SIDECAR



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Welcome summer with this sidecar drink recipe. Treat yourself to this sunny delight on a warm day.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ice cubes
1 ounce brandy
2/3 ounce (4 teaspoons) Triple Sec
1-1/2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice
GARNISH:
Lemon twist

Steps:

  • Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add the brandy, triple sec and lemon juice. Cover and shake for 15-20 seconds or , until condensation forms on outside of shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SIDECAR



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The Sidecar is another famous cocktail that came out of Paris in the Twenties, thanks to Prohibition driving the best bartenders out of the country. It is said to have been invented at the Ritz Hotel by American ex-pat Frank Meyer, the head bartender. It was a favorite of Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Henry Miller. The Sidecar is also an ideal after-dinner option or even a nightcap because of its "candied" nature. Cognac is rarely mixed with juices, as the subtle qualities in fine brandy are easily lost in cocktails. The Sidecar is one exception-it blends cognac and Cointreau beautifully and balances them out with fresh lemon juice. The key to this cocktail is its sugar rim on the glass. This dissolves on the tongue and mixes with the rest of the drink to create the perfect balance, leaving room for the brandy. For a simple variation on the Sidecar, add a splash of Benedictine and lose the sugar rim to create the Honeymoon.

Yield makes 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 6

Lemon wedge
Superfine sugar, for rim
1 1/4 ounces Courvoisier VS cognac
1 1/4 ounces Cointreau
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 orange twist, for garnish

Steps:

  • Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with the lemon wedge. Carefully dip the rim in the sugar so that only the very top edge is coated evenly. Place the glass in the freezer to let the sugar rim harden. Pour the cognac, Cointreau, and juice into a mixing glass. Add large cold ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into the prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with the orange twist.
  • Dominant Flavors: citrus, heavy on oranges with orange on the nose
  • Body: medium, rich
  • Dryness: medium
  • Complexity: low to medium
  • Accentuating or Contrasting Flavors: sugar granules and oak
  • Finish: short with orange oil and lemon overtones
  • Glass: cocktail

SIDECAR



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Try your hand at recreating a classic 1920s cocktail, the sidecar. It's easy to adapt - simply use cognac, or go with equal parts cognac, triple sec and lemon juice

Provided by Miriam Nice

Categories     Cocktails, Drink

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 5

50ml cognac
25ml triple sec
25ml lemon juice
handful of ice
dash of Angostura bitters (optional)

Steps:

  • Put a coupe glass in the fridge to chill. Tip all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
  • Shake well, until the outside of the shaker feels cold, then strain the cocktail into the chilled glass. If the lemon juice is too sharp, add the bitters to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 239 calories, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Protein 0.1 grams protein, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium

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