Sidecar Cocktail

Name: Sidecar Cocktail recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon white sugar; 2 fluid ounces Cognac; 1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®); ½ fluid ounce lemon juice; 1 cup ice cubes

by Anna Nicolas 1 year ago

4.3 (3)

5 minutes

323.5 kcal

17.8 g carbs

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Description

The Ritz Hotel in Paris claims to have created this cocktail in the early 20th century. The potent combination of Cognac and orange-flavored liqueur shaken until ice cold with lemon juice is a timeless classic.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon white sugar
2 fluid ounces Cognac
1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
½ fluid ounce lemon juice
1 cup ice cubes

Directions

1. Sprinkle sugar on a small plate. Lightly wet half the rim of of a coupe glass with a damp paper towel. Dip the moistened rim in sugar to coat. Set the glass in the refrigerator to chill.
2. Combine Cognac, orange-flavored liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover, and shake until chilled. Strain into the chilled, sugar-rimmed coupe.

Nutrition Facts

serving: 1 cocktail

calories: 323.5 kcal

carbohydrates: 17.8 g

protein: 0.1 g

sodium: 2.7 mg

fiber: 0.1 g

sugar: 15.7 g