Best Sidecar Recipes

SIDECAR COCKTAIL

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.

SIDECAR

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.

SIDECAR COCKTAILS

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

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.

BOURBON SIDECAR

Steps:

• Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
• Add bourbon, orange liqueur and lemon juice; shake to blend and chill.
• Strain into stemless martini glass or old-fashion glass.
• Garnish with orange twist.

PERFECT PEAR BRANDY SIDECAR

Steps:

• Pour the brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup, and pear nectar into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass to serve.

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Spread superfine sugar on small plate. Rub lemon wedge halfway around rim of chilled martini or coupe glass. Dip moistened side of glass in sugar to lightly coat outside rim of glass. Set aside.
• In cocktail shaker, combine Cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice. Add ice and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared martini or coupe glass and serve.

WHISKEY SIDECAR SLUSH WITH BROILED LEMON JUICE

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place lemon halves, cut-side up, on a baking sheet.
• Broil until lemon halves are blackened on the cut side, about 10 minutes. Allow lemons to cool enough to handle. Squeeze juice from the lemons into a measuring cup. Measure out 1 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice, reserving the rest for another use.
• Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, simple syrup, and 1 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice in a blender and add ice; cover and blend until slushy consistency. Pour drinks into glasses.

WHISKEY SIDECAR SLUSH

Steps:

• Pour whisky, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a blender; add ice, cover, and blend until slushy consistency.

WHISKEY SIDECAR

Steps:

• Place sugar in a shallow bowl. Run lemon wedge around the rim of a glass. Dip rim into sugar.
• Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker; add ice, cover shaker, and shake for 20 seconds. Strain drink into prepared cocktail glass.

THE SIDECAR

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

Steps:

• Five minutes prior to serving, fill 4 champagne coupe glasses with ice. When ready to serve, dump the ice and rub the rims of each coupe with lemon juice. Rim half of each glass in the pink sugar. In a cocktail shaker add the cognac, superfine sugar, orange liqueur and lemon juice.
• Add 1/2 cup crushed ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Use the strainer and pour equal amounts into the coupes. Garnish with the lemon peels.

SIDECAR

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.

THE SIDECAR COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Preparation and Serving.
• If you want to garnish the glass rim with sugar, wet the outside of the rim with lemon juice. Dip the outside of the rim in sugar, and swirl glass to coat.
• For the drink, combine lemon juice, Cointreau, and cognac in a cocktail shaker that is half filled with ice. Shake well for 20 - 30 seconds.
• Strain mixture into the cocktail glass. If you don't sugar the rim, you could garnish with a lemon twist or orange slice.
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EASY SIDECAR COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Rim the glasses with the lemon halves. Place some sugar on a shallow plate and dip the tops of the glasses in it. Fill a shaker halfway with ice. Add the cognac, lemon juice and orange liqueur. Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into the sugar-rimmed glasses and enjoy!

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Place sugar in a saucer. Moisten the rim of a martini glass using a lime wedge. Dip rim in sugar; repeat with second glass. Set aside.
• In a cocktail shaker, stir together sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in brandy, Cointreau, and lime juice. Fill with ice cubes, and shake well. Strain into prepared glasses, and serve with a lime twist.

CALVADOS SIDECAR

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with the lemon wedge. Carefully dip the rim in the cinnamon 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 calvados, 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.
• tasting notes
• Dominant Flavors: burned brandy and citrus with orange on the nose
• Body: rich, medium
• Dryness: medium
• Complexity: medium
• Accentuating or Contrasting Flavors: cinnamon oak and sugar granules
• Finish: medium, slightly spicy with cinnamon bark and orange oil overtones
• Glass: cocktail

WHISKEY SIDECAR WITH BROILED LEMON JUICE

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place lemon halves, cut-side up, on a baking sheet.
• Broil until lemon halves are blackened on the cut side, about 10 minutes. Allow lemons to cool enough to handle. Squeeze juice from the lemons into a measuring cup. Measure out 3/4 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice, reserving the rest for another use.
• Pour sugar into a shallow bowl. Run lemon wedge around the rim of a cocktail glass; dip into sugar.
• Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, and 3/4 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and add ice; cover and shake for 20 seconds. Strain drink into the prepared cocktail glass.

SIDECAR MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Put a coupe glass in the fridge to chill. Put the cold tea, lemon juice and marmalade in a cocktail shaker and stir to break down the marmalade so it starts to dissolve. Stir in the honey then add the ice.
• Shake well, until the outside of the shaker feels cold, then double strain into the chilled glass. Serve as it is or garnish with a slice of dried orange, if you like.

CROWN SIDECAR

Steps:

• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with sugared rim.
• Garnish with lime.
• Enjoy!