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Sidecar Cocktail
The sidecar is an old-fashioned cocktail recipe with cognac, orange liqueur, lemon, and an eye-catching sugar rim. It's no wonder this classic endures.
👥 1 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3 min🔥 Cook: 3 min👤 Eben Freeman📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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📝 Preparation Steps
1
Spread 2 Tbsp. superfine sugar on a small plate. Rub 1 lemon wedge halfway around the rim of a chilled martini or coupe glass. Dip moistened side of glass in sugar to lightly coat outside rim of glass. Set aside.
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In cocktail shaker, combine 1½ oz. cognac, 1 oz. Cointreau or other triple sec, and ½ oz. fresh lemon juice. Fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously until well chilled, about ⏱️ 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass and serve. Editor’s note: This recipe was first printed in November 2008. Head this way for a whiskey sour, Paper Plane, and more of our favorite lemon cocktails →
½ oz. cognac1. Cointreau or other triple sec1 oz
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