Post #136560 by Satan's Sin on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 5:12 PM

From Cocktail DB:

Sidecar

Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain
1 1/2 oz brandy
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)

What Cocktail DB forgot to mention was that the (properly chilled) cocktail glass should have the freshly-cut lemon run around the rim, then upend the cocktail glass into a pile of sugar, thus coating the rim.

Also -- try substituting Triple Sec with Cointreau. And don't make it quite a 1/2 ounce. Also hold back a squosh on the lemon juice.

This is really one of the great cocktails, and although America is the home of cocktails Virani is absolutely right in pointing out that the Sidecar was invented in Paris (where I believe to this day bars that serve cocktails are referred to as "American" bars -- in fact, I was recently in Brussels and when I asked for a cocktail in an upscale restaurant that had every liquor imaginable they had no idea what I was talking about, honest; although thanks to the Belgians I have now developed a strange fondess for Campari).

[ Edited by: Satan's Sin on 2005-01-20 17:14 ]