Ingredient Profile

Sidecar

Servings 1
Category Short Sour
Family
Structure Sour
Attributes Aperitif, Classic, Elegant, Rare
Proof 58.3
Strength 2 standard drinks
Flavors Lemon, Orange
Glass Cocktail Glass
Temperature Cold

Ingredients


2 oz Cognac
1 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz Lemon Juice (fresh)

Instructions


Chill cocktail glass and rim it with sugar. Shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Notes


Supposedly created in Paris during World War I by someone who liked to travel to his drinking establishment in the sidecar of his motorcycle.