Perfect Sidecar Cocktail Recipe

5 from 1 vote

A Sidecar Martini are both delicious and deceptively easy to prepare, calling for only three ingredients. There are a few tricks to preparing them properly, including using top quality brandy and cointreau, as well as correctly balancing the sweet and sour aspects.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Cocktails

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Sidecar Cocktail

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 382kcal

Author: (From "A Well-Seasoned Kitchen®" by Sally Clayton and Lee Clayton Roper)

Ingredients

granulated sugar for glass rim
3 parts sour mix
1 parts brandy
1 parts Cointreau

Instructions

Place sugar on a small plate. Wet rim of a martini glass with water or lemon juice. Dip rim into sugar to coat. Set aside.
Fill a martini shaker with ice. Add remaining ingredients. Shake well. Pour through a cocktail strainer into prepared martini glass.

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