torsdag 29 juli 2021

210729 Live - THE BIG PROHIBITION COCKTAIL COUNTDOWN No 3 Sidecar



Few cocktails can compare to the classic sidecar: it's one of the great sour beverages featured in every Prohibition-era bartending book. This brandy sour is made with cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice; for a sweet contrast, add a sugar rim in the style of the 1930s. 


Cocktail 

By volume, primary alcohol: Cognac 

Served 

Without ice; straight up 

Drinking glasses: Glass for a cocktail (Martini).


The sidecar is a cocktail traditionally made with 

cognac

orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Dry Curaçao, or a triple sec), 

plus lemon juice. 


It was created around world war one, in either Paris or London. 


2 oz. 6cl Armagnac or Cognac

3/4 ounce 2,2 cl lemon juice 

1 ounce  3 cl Cointreau orange liqueur 

Lemon or orange twist as a garnish


 


Ingredients for a cocktail glass as stated by the IBA: 


Cognac, 5 cl 

2 cl triple sec 

lemon juice, 2 cl 


Preparation 

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add all of the ingredients. Shake well before straining into a cocktail glass.


The exact origin of the sidecar is unclear, but it is thought to have been invented around the end of World War I in either London or Paris. The drink was directly named for the motorcycle attachment, which was very commonly used back then.


French School side car is a drink made with equal parts of cognac, cointreau and lemon juice, 


English School is two part cognac, 1 part lemon juice, and one part Cointreau. 


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