Name: Sidecar · Cocktail recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 50 ml Brandy; 25 ml Orange Liqueur; 20 ml lemon juice; 1 piece Lemon twist (for garnish); Sugar to taste

Drink type Servings

Measurement system

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Sidecar

Description

The Sidecar is one of the great brandy sours: brandy for warmth, orange liqueur for brightness and lemon for a clean, sharp finish. It has the confidence of a classic because it does not need decoration to make its point.

When balanced properly, it sits between richness and acidity. The brandy gives dried fruit and oak, the orange liqueur adds sweetness and perfume, and the lemon cuts through with just enough bite. A sugared rim is optional, but it can make the first sip feel wonderfully old-school.

Ingredients

50 ml Brandy
25 ml Orange Liqueur
20 ml lemon juice
1 piece Lemon twist (for garnish)
Sugar to taste

Equipment needed

Cocktail Shaker – Used to shake the drink with ice. Fine Mesh Strainer – Used to strain into the glass.

Instructions

Chill the coupes. For an optional sugar rim, wet half the outside edge with lemon and dip that half into sugar.
Measure into a shaker: 50 ml Brandy, 25 ml Orange Liqueur, 20 ml lemon juice.
Shake hard with ice until the shaker feels cold. Fine-strain into the prepared coupes, keeping the liquid below the sugar rim.
Twist lemon peel over each glass to release its oils, then use it as the garnish.