Sidecar
An elegant, citrus-forward classic balancing cognac with orange liqueur and fresh lemon.
Base
brandy
Glassware
Coupe
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Ingredients
- 2 oz cognac
- 0.75 oz triple sec
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- Sugar rim, optional
Instructions
- 1Rim a coupe with sugar, if desired.
- 2Shake cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice with ice.
- 3Strain into the prepared coupe.
Origin & Story
Paris, France, 1920s
It's said to have been created for an army captain who arrived at his favorite Paris bar in a motorcycle sidecar, and it quickly became a defining cocktail of the Jazz Age.
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