Sidecar
Cognac, citrus, poise.
A classic sour of cognac, triple sec and lemon, shaken and served ice-cold in a cocktail glass. The warmth of cognac and the brightness of citrus meet in a dry, refined balance.
- IBA · The Unforgettables
- After dinner
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Strong
- Time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Ice
- No ice
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Cognac
50 ml
-
Triple sec
20 ml
-
Lemon juice
20 ml
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a cocktail glass.
- Pour the cognac into the shaker.
- Add the triple sec.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake hard.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
The story
Origins
ProbableA plausible account, without definitive proof.
The Sidecar first appears in print in 1922, almost simultaneously in two books: Robert Vermeire's Cocktails: How to Mix Them, which calls it very popular in France, and Harry MacElhone's ABC of Cocktails, both with equal parts. MacElhone credited its creation to Pat MacGarry, bartender at Buck's Club in London, and Vermeire also wrote that MacGarry introduced it in London; only later was MacElhone himself named as inventor. In 1948 David Embury told instead of a First World War captain who rode to a Paris bar in a motorcycle sidecar. Its creator remains uncertain.
Sources (2)
Taste profile
- Citrus
- 4 out of 5
- Strong
- 4 out of 5
- Sour
- 3 out of 5
- Sweet
- 2 out of 5
