How To Make A Sidecar

The Ritz Hotel in Paris claims to have invented the Sidecar in 1922, though some offer up different origins. The cocktail is named after the motorcycle attachment.

Sidecar Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ oz Brandy
  • 1 oz Lemon
  • 3/4 oz Triple sec

Sidecar Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in shaker tin
  2. Add ice to small shaker tin.
  3. Shake vigorously, until tin is frosted over.
  4. Strain into chilled cocktail glass, rimmed with sugar
  5. Garnish with lemon twist and enjoy.

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Yield: 1 Cocktail
Updated: 2018-06-28

Sidecar

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