
Sidecar Cocktail Recipe
Posted in Kenya

Sidecar cocktail is the most famous of all classic cognac drinks up to date. It was likely invented around World War 1. There a lot of unsure stories of when or who started the making of this cocktail, but this entrancing mixture of brandy or cognac, lemon juice, and orange liqueur started making the rounds in the most fashionable watering holes in London and Paris during the 1920s.
The sidecar is complex enough in flavor to satisfy even the driest palate. Sidecar are considered more of a challenge for bartenders because the proportion of ingredients is more difficult to balance from liqueurs of variable sweetness.
Things to consider when mixing a Sidecar.
· Quality matters. Don’t use a cheap brandy or a cut-rate triple sec or Cointreau if you don’t want your Sidecar to suck.
· When it comes to the brandy to use, VSOP cognac or an Armagnac are excellent brandies to use this most of them are made mainly with the point of been used in mixing. Also, for the orange liqueur, Cointreau is classified the best due to its dryness and sweetness and makes the Sidecar more and much interesting.
Ingredients
· 1 ½ ounce cognac
· ¾ ounce orange liqueur e.g. Cointreau
· ¾ ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
· Orange twist for garnishing
· Sugar rim (optional) for garnishing
Preparation
· 1.. Coat the rim of a couple glass with sugar, and set aside.
· 2. Add the cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled
· 3. Strain into the prepared glass.
· 4. Garnish with an orange twist.
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