Brandy • Boozy

Sidecar

Sharp tailoring in cocktail form.

Experienced5 minShake
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Dry • Citrus • Elegant

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Bartender preparing the glass rim: Chill a coupe and optionally sugar half its rim.
MAKINGSidecarShake • 5 min
STEP 1OF 4

Chill a coupe and optionally sugar half its rim.

Bartender preparing the glass rim

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Chill a coupe and optionally sugar half its rim.

  2. 2

    Shake ingredients with ice for 12 seconds.

  3. 3

    Fine-strain into the coupe.

  4. 4

    Express a lemon peel over the drink.

PRO TIP

Start without extra sugar; adjust only after tasting your orange liqueur.

A little bar lore

Where it came from

A Prohibition-era sour associated with both London and Paris; its precise inventor is contested.

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