Sparkling Sidecar Recipe 465 Recipes

SPARKLING SIDECAR RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Combine 1 ounce each cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice in a shaker. Moisten the rim of a tumbler and dip in coarse sugar; fill with ice. Shake the drink well, then strain into the glass. Top with a splash of seltzer.

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.

BOURBON SIDECARS

Steps:

• To sugar the glass rims, pour the juice of 1 lemon into a shallow bowl and put the sugar on a small plate. Dip the rim of 4 highball glasses first in the lemon juice and then in the sugar. Set them aside to dry.
• In a small bowl, combine the dried cherries with 4 ounces of the bourbon and microwave on high for 60 seconds. Set aside.
• Combine the 6 ounces of lemon juice with the remaining 8 ounces of bourbon, the Grand Marnier, and 1 tablespoon of the marinated cherry liquid.
• Fill a cocktail shaker three-quarters full with ice and pour in the cocktail mixture. Shake the mixer for a full 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!) and strain into the prepared glasses either straight up or over ice. Thread 3 or 4 marinated cherries on each of 4 small skewers and serve each drink ice cold with a skewer of cherries.

SPARKLING SIDECAR

Steps:

• Combine 1 ounce each cognac, orange liqueur and lemon juice in a shaker. Moisten the rim of a tumbler and dip in coarse sugar; fill with ice. Shake the drink well, then strain into the glass. Top with a splash of seltzer.

THE SIDECAR

Steps:

• Fill a coupe glass with ice cubes, to chill. Place sugar on a plate. Cut a slit into the center of a lemon wedge (one per cocktail). Set aside.
• Add lemon juice, Cointreau, and cognac to cocktail shaker. Set aside. Discard the ice cubes in coupe glass. Run the lemon wedge around half of the glass rim, then gently roll the rim into sugar; the sugar should stick only to the lemon juice on the rim. Set glass aside.
• Assembly: Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Cover and shake briefly, about 5 seconds. Strain contents into chilled coupe glass (optional: for an extra smooth cocktail, double strain through a fine-mesh strainer). Garnish with a lemon wedge perched on the rim of the glass. Serve.