Welcome to the world of Sidecar, a classic cocktail with a history as rich and complex as its flavors. This iconic drink has been captivating cocktail enthusiasts for over a century, and its timeless appeal lies in the harmonious blend of cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice. Get ready to embark on a Sidecar journey as we present you with three enticing variations: the traditional Sidecar, the Brandy Sidecar, and the Sidecar Fizz. Each recipe offers a unique twist on the original, ensuring an unforgettable experience for every palate. Whether you prefer the classic cognac elegance, the brandy's robust character, or the refreshing fizz of sparkling wine, these Sidecar variations promise to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more. So, gather your ingredients, shake up a Sidecar, and savor the exquisite balance of flavors that have made this cocktail a true legend.
Here are our top 19 tried and tested recipes!
SIDECAR
I always think of the sidecar as a brandy margarita, except that it is made with fresh lemon juice.
Provided by squawk93
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 5
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Carbohydrate 7.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 1.3 mg, Sugar 6 g
SIDECAR COCKTAIL
The Ritz Hotel in Paris claims to have created this cocktail in the early 20th century. The potent combination of Cognac and orange-flavored liqueur shaken until ice cold with lemon juice is a timeless classic.
Provided by Home Happy Hour
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Sprinkle sugar on a small plate. Lightly wet half the rim of of a coupe glass with a damp paper towel. Dip the moistened rim in sugar to coat. Set the glass in the refrigerator to chill.
- Combine Cognac, orange-flavored liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover, and shake until chilled. Strain into the chilled, sugar-rimmed coupe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.5 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 2.7 mg, Sugar 15.7 g
SIDECAR COCKTAILS
Provided by Ina Garten
Time 25m
Yield 4 drinks
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- If you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. Allow to dry for 15 minutes.
- Combine the Cognac, Triple Sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.
PERFECT PEAR BRANDY SIDECAR
It's like biting into the ripest, most redolent pear you've ever eaten.
Provided by c-biskit
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pour the brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup, and pear nectar into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 191.1 calories, Carbohydrate 32.6 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 3.4 mg, Sugar 22 g
WHISKEY SIDECAR
A great alternative if you don't have brandy available!
Provided by Cally
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Whiskey Drinks Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place sugar in a shallow bowl. Run lemon wedge around the rim of a glass. Dip rim into sugar.
- Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker; add ice, cover shaker, and shake for 20 seconds. Strain drink into prepared cocktail glass.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.6 calories, Carbohydrate 52.8 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 10.3 mg, Sugar 48.9 g
WHISKEY SIDECAR SLUSH
This frozen sidecar is great to cool off in the summer heat.
Provided by Cally
Categories Drinks Recipes Slushie Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour whisky, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a blender; add ice, cover, and blend until slushy consistency.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.3 calories, Carbohydrate 17.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 1.8 mg, Sugar 8.9 g
SIDECAR
This adaptation of a classic recipe comes from Eben Freeman, bartender of Tailor Restaurant in New York City.
Provided by Eben Freeman
Categories Alcoholic Quick & Easy New Year's Eve Cocktail Lemon Cognac/Armagnac Triple Sec Christmas Eve Drink
Yield Makes 1 drink
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Spread superfine sugar on small plate. Rub lemon wedge halfway around rim of chilled martini or coupe glass. Dip moistened side of glass in sugar to lightly coat outside rim of glass. Set aside.
- In cocktail shaker, combine Cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice. Add ice and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared martini or coupe glass and serve.
WHISKEY SIDECAR SLUSH WITH BROILED LEMON JUICE
A refreshing summer cocktail! This makes one serving or two smaller ones to share.
Provided by Cally
Categories Drinks Recipes Slushie Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place lemon halves, cut-side up, on a baking sheet.
- Broil until lemon halves are blackened on the cut side, about 10 minutes. Allow lemons to cool enough to handle. Squeeze juice from the lemons into a measuring cup. Measure out 1 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice, reserving the rest for another use.
- Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, simple syrup, and 1 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice in a blender and add ice; cover and blend until slushy consistency. Pour drinks into glasses.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.3 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 3.3 mg, Sugar 8.5 g
SIDECAR
Welcome summer with this sidecar drink recipe. Treat yourself to this sunny delight on a warm day.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add the brandy, triple sec and lemon juice. Cover and shake for 15-20 seconds or , until condensation forms on outside of shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
THE SIDECAR
Categories Liqueur Alcoholic Cocktail Party Wedding Cocktail Lemon Brandy Triple Sec Drink
Yield Serves 1
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In mixing glass or shaker filled with ice, combine Cointreau, brandy, and lemon juice, and shake vigorously. Wet rim of a 3- to 4-ounce cocktail glass and place on a lightly sugared plate. Strain liquor into the glass and serve.
SIDECAR
Steps:
- Five minutes prior to serving, fill 4 champagne coupe glasses with ice. When ready to serve, dump the ice and rub the rims of each coupe with lemon juice. Rim half of each glass in the pink sugar. In a cocktail shaker add the cognac, superfine sugar, orange liqueur and lemon juice.
- Add 1/2 cup crushed ice. Cover and shake vigorously. Use the strainer and pour equal amounts into the coupes. Garnish with the lemon peels.
WHISKEY SIDECAR WITH BROILED LEMON JUICE
Broiled lemon adds nice depth to this take on a sidecar cocktail.
Provided by Cally
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Whiskey Drinks Recipes
Time 15m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place lemon halves, cut-side up, on a baking sheet.
- Broil until lemon halves are blackened on the cut side, about 10 minutes. Allow lemons to cool enough to handle. Squeeze juice from the lemons into a measuring cup. Measure out 3/4 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice, reserving the rest for another use.
- Pour sugar into a shallow bowl. Run lemon wedge around the rim of a cocktail glass; dip into sugar.
- Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, and 3/4 fluid ounce broiled lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and add ice; cover and shake for 20 seconds. Strain drink into the prepared cocktail glass.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.3 calories, Carbohydrate 62.8 g, Fat 0.5 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 13.4 mg, Sugar 48.4 g
CROWN SIDECAR
My DH is a Crown Royal Drinker. Because he only drinks it with cream soda so I went looking for more ways to make delicious drinks. I'm not a cream soda fan and I want to enjoy it with him. Here is one of many I found and enjoy. I got this from the Crown Royal Whisky website.
Provided by barefootmommawv
Categories Beverages
Time 3m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with sugared rim.
- Garnish with lime.
- Enjoy!
SIDECAR
This great sidecar cocktail recipe was adapted from Jamie Oliver's cookbook "Happy Days with the Naked Chef."
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place sugar in a saucer. Moisten the rim of a martini glass using a lime wedge. Dip rim in sugar; repeat with second glass. Set aside.
- In a cocktail shaker, stir together sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in brandy, Cointreau, and lime juice. Fill with ice cubes, and shake well. Strain into prepared glasses, and serve with a lime twist.
PEAR SIDECAR
Make and share this Pear Sidecar recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mary winecoff
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 2 drinks, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine the brandy, triple sec and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice.
- Shake well and strain into two chilled martini glasses.
- Twist the lime zest into spirals and drop one in each glass.
CROWN SIDECAR
Steps:
- 1. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with sugared rim. 2 Garnish with lime. 3 Enjoy!
GINGER SIDECAR
Ginger and maple syrup add new layers of flavor to a classic cocktail.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Yield Makes 1
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place sugar on a plate. Run orange slice around the rim of a glass; rotate rim in sugar. Muddle ginger in a cocktail shaker. Add orange zest, brandy, Cointreau, lemon juice, maple syrup, and ice; shake. Strain into glass.
CLASSIC SIDECAR
Based on the recipe from the Greenhouse Restaurant at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Chicago. Unlike other recipes, this one is sweetened with simple syrup. You can purchase simple syrup or make your own by heating two parts water to one part sugar in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
Provided by Chocolatl
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine all ingredient in a cocktail shaker and shake.
- Strain mixture into a stemmed cocktail glass with a sugared rim.
SIDECAR
Steps:
- Shake all liquid ingredients with ice. Rim half a chilled coupe glass with sugar. Strain drink into glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 201, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 2 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams
Tips:
- Choose high-quality ingredients: Use fresh citrus fruits and a good quality cognac or brandy for the best flavor.
- Chill your ingredients: This will help to create a smooth and refreshing cocktail.
- Use a cocktail shaker: This is the best way to mix the ingredients and create a frothy top.
- Garnish with a lemon twist or orange peel: This will add a touch of elegance and flavor to your cocktail.
- Serve immediately: Sidecars are best enjoyed fresh.
Conclusion:
The Sidecar is a classic cocktail that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be enjoyed by everyone. With its refreshing citrus flavor and smooth texture, the Sidecar is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. So next time you're looking for a delicious and stylish cocktail, give the Sidecar a try. You won't be disappointed!
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