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Brandy · Shaken · No. 171

Sidecar

Cognac, orange liqueur, lemon. The drink that taught a generation what brandy could do outside a snifter.

Glass
Coupe
Method
Shaken
Time
3 min
Strength
Strong
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Sidecar cocktail in a coupe glassCoupe — 30% ABV

Ingredients

  • 2 ozCognac, VS or VSOP
  • ¾ ozCointreau or other dry orange liqueur
  • ¾ ozLemon juice, fresh
  • —Sugar, for the optional rim
  • —Orange peel, expressed

Method

  1. If using a sugar rim, run a lemon around half the rim of a chilled coupe and dip into fine sugar. Leave the other half clean.

  2. Combine cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon in a shaker over cubed ice.

  3. Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.

  4. Double-strain into the prepared glass.

  5. Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.

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