Sidecar
A refined, citrus-forward cognac cocktail from Prohibition-era Paris.
ClassicCitrusRichElegant
Ingredients
- Cognac2 oz (60 ml)
- Cointreau0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Lemon Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a sugar-rimmed coupe.
Glass: Coupe
History
The Sidecar is a cognac sour with orange liqueur and lemon that emerged around the end of World War I. Both Harry's New York Bar in Paris and the Buck's Club and Ritz in London have claimed it, and it was popularized by the cocktail books of the 1920s and 30s; the name supposedly came from a patron driven about in a motorcycle sidecar.
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