Base: Cognac
Sidecar
Cognac, orange liqueur and lemon.
Quick answer: 50 ml cognac • 20 ml Cointreau • 20 ml lemon juice
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —50 ml cognac
- —20 ml Cointreau
- —20 ml lemon juice
- —Sugar rim
- —Ice
Story
Created at the end of WWI in Paris or London; a classic brandy sour.
Method
- 1Optionally sugar the rim.
- 2Shake all ingredients with ice.
- 3Strain into a chilled glass.
- 4Garnish with lemon twist.
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Questions and answers
Sidecar: where to get the ingredients?
All 2 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. One bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Sidecar: what do you need?
50 ml cognac; 20 ml Cointreau; 20 ml lemon juice; Sugar rim; Ice.
What can replace “Cointreau” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Liqueur Brandbar Curacao orange (Kiurasao orange) 0.7 L 25%, Liqueur Brandbar Curacao (Kiurasao) 0.7 L 25%, Liqueur Bora Bora Blue Curacao (Kiurasao) 0.7 L 21%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
What can replace “Cognac” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Cognac Bogart 3* 0.5 L, Cognac Bogart 4* 0.5 L, Cognac Bogart VS 0.5 L. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Sidecar: how long does it take?
About 5 minutes, 4 steps.