Sidecar Cocktail
By Dave Stolte
The Sidecar is an elegant, refined sip that has a soft spot as my personal favorite cocktail. Its form (a “sour”) is shared by who-knows how many other cocktails – two parts strong, one part sweet, one part sour. Swap the brandy for tequila and you pretty much have a Margarita (up next). It’s traditional to moisten the glass rim with lemon and dip the rim in sugar – but certainly not necessary. I find the drink plenty sweet on its own. The Sidecar and the Margarita are where you’ll understand why a quality triple sec like Cointreau is worth every penny versus a cheaper variety that would overpower the drink with syrupy sweetness. A Parisienne Shaker from Kegworks.com is perfect for mixing up a Sidecar or two!
Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz brandy or Cognac
1 oz triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
Comments
Nice Job! I love the Sidecar, and just tried your recipe. Though I prefer mine with 1/2 ounce of lemon juice as Robert Hess suggests, instead of the 1 ounce you have indicated. One ounce is a little too tart for me and the lemon overpowers the cognac and cointreau IMHO.
Best Sidecar I’ve had. I do agree with Nucleozoid about the “less lemon” though. The better the quality of ingredients,the better the cocktail. Cointreau over Triple Sec any day ! Thanks
Incidentally,why does your recipe read “Triple Sec” while the video clip shows Cointreau ???
Cointreau is a brand of triple sec. I don’t make specific brand recommendations in the recipe listings. Cointreau is recommended, but Combier or Pierre Ferrand would be great in this, too.
Understood. BUT - - -,a lot of cheap ,sugary , brands are available AS Triple Sec - whereas the brands are a little more consistent . Not trying to be a “snob” or expert which I am not.
I find that the Patron Citronge is a good alternative to Cointreau. It is also 80 proof and I find it to have a similar taste complexity. What’s nice is that it is at least $10 less expensive - I normally get it for $20 for a 750ml.
Thanks Nuclezoid, I always like to experiment - and love a good bargain. I will be trying this ASAP.
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