Sidecar Cocktail
Kitchen Tested 
- Yield 1 servings
- Prep 5 mins
- Cook 0 mins
Prepare this old-fashioned classic cognac cocktail for your next big gathering.
Mark Boughton Photography / styling by Teresa Blackburn
Tart citrus juice, orange liqueur, and a potent spirit--sound familiar? Consider this the French granddaddy of the Margarita.
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 ice cubes
- 1 1/2 fluid ounces Cognac
- 3/4 fluid ounce fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 fluid ounce triple sec
- Lemon twist, optional
Instructions
- Place ice and all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker; shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass; twist lemon peel over drink and drop it in.
Recipe by Wini Moranville.
