CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1920–1933
Sidecar
Cognac, Cointreau and lemon: the template for a whole family of sours.
1920sHistorical classicResearched
The Sidecar is a cognac sour with orange liqueur, created in the years after the First World War. Paris’s Harry’s New York Bar and London’s Buck’s Club both claim it, and the dispute has never been settled. Its proportions vary from equal parts to a drier, cognac-led build; all versions rely on the tension between grape and orange.
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THE RECIPE
Ingredients
- Cognac50 ml
- Cointreau20 ml
- Lemon juice20 ml
- Sugar rimoptional
Method
Shake the cognac, Cointreau and lemon with ice, strain into a coupe and garnish with a lemon twist.
Coupe · lemon twist