Best Classic Sidecar Recipes

CLASSIC SIDECAR COCKTAIL

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Here's how to make one of the best classic cocktails of all time: the Sidecar cocktail! This sour is the perfect balance of Cognac, Cointreau and lemon.

Provided by Sonja Overhiser

Categories Drink

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 ounces (4 tablespoons) Cognac (VS or VSOP)
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Cointreau
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) lemon juice
For the garnish: lemon twist or orange twist
Superfine sugar* rim, optional

Steps:

Cut a notch in a lemon wedge, then run the lemon around the rim of a cocktail glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of superfine sugar.
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until cold.
Strain the drink into the prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or orange twist.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 calories, Sugar 0 g, Sodium 0.6 mg, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 0.6 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

SIDECAR COCKTAILS

Sidecar Cocktails image

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 25m

Yield 4 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

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.

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