SIDECAR
1½ measures cognac
¾ measure Cointreau
¾ measure lemon juice
Ahh… Conitreau — smooth
and delicious orange liquor from France — you are becoming a new favorite
liquor of mine. Too bad you are so expensive. Figures, doesn’t it? Anything
high quality is also high priced.
What also figures is
the combination of Cointreau with cognac and lemon juice in the SIDECAR
cocktail. To make the cocktail with the cute name, simply put the three elements
listed above into a shaker, fill it with ice, give it a shake and strain the
mixture into a glass with ice. Top it off with a slice of lemon, and enjoy the
cocktail named for the preferred method of transportation for French army
officers (which explains the Cointreau.)
I was a little
afraid of the cognac being too strong in the SIDECAR, but it wasn’t. It blended
well with the other two ingredients, and the result was a smooth, sipping
cocktail that contained the controlled sweetness of lemons and oranges. The
husband liked it a lot and said it is going to become a new standard drink for
his foreseeable future. As you can see in the picture, the SIDECAR killed my
bottle of cognac right before the cognac taste was killed by the Cointreau. And
yet, I take another sip and, it’s all… good…..
Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie
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