Sidecar Food

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Five minutes prior to serving, fill 4 champagne coupe glasses with ice. When ready to serve, dump the ice and rub the rims of each coupe with lemon juice. Rim half of each glass in the pink sugar. In a cocktail shaker add the cognac, superfine sugar, orange liqueur and lemon juice.
• Add 1/2 cup crushed ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Use the strainer and pour equal amounts into the coupes. Garnish with the lemon peels.

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Put a coupe glass in the fridge to chill. Tip all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
• Shake well, until the outside of the shaker feels cold, then strain the cocktail into the chilled glass. If the lemon juice is too sharp, add the bitters to taste.

HOW TO MAKE A SIDECAR

Steps:

• Sugar half the rim of a cocktail glass.
• Combine all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until chilled.
• Strain into the glass.

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Spread superfine sugar on small plate. Rub lemon wedge halfway around rim of chilled martini or coupe glass. Dip moistened side of glass in sugar to lightly coat outside rim of glass. Set aside.
• In cocktail shaker, combine Cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice. Add ice and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared martini or coupe glass and serve.

BOURBON SIDECAR

Steps:

• Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
• Add bourbon, orange liqueur and lemon juice; shake to blend and chill.
• Strain into stemless martini glass or old-fashion glass.
• Garnish with orange twist.

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Sugar Syrup
• Boil 250 ml of water with 150 g of sugar
• For flavour add 1 tea spoon of vanilla extract
• Once the water is boiled, stir the mixture until sugar is dissolved
• Leave it to cool
• Sidecar Cocktail
• Take the cocktail shaker and fill it up with ice
• Add Courvoisier, Countreau, sugar syrup and lemon juice
• Close the lid and shake well
• Using a sieve pour the mixture in the martini glass and enjoy

SIDECAR COCKTAILS

Steps:

• If you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. Allow to dry for 15 minutes.
• Combine the Cognac, Triple Sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.

SIDECAR COCKTAILS

Steps:

• If you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. Allow to dry for 15 minutes.
• Combine the Cognac, Triple Sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker 3/4 full with ice cubes. Pour in lemon juice, Cointreau, and brandy. Cover and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds until the outside of the shaker becomes cold and frosty. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a wedge of lemon.

SIDECAR

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with the lemon wedge. Carefully dip the rim in the sugar so that only the very top edge is coated evenly. Place the glass in the freezer to let the sugar rim harden. Pour the cognac, Cointreau, and juice into a mixing glass. Add large cold ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into the prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with the orange twist.
• Dominant Flavors: citrus, heavy on oranges with orange on the nose
• Body: medium, rich
• Dryness: medium
• Complexity: low to medium
• Accentuating or Contrasting Flavors: sugar granules and oak
• Finish: short with orange oil and lemon overtones
• Glass: cocktail