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Side Car Recipe

Inspired by West Social Tap & Table

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 oz Cognac (or good quality brandy)1 oz Orange liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec)3/4 oz Fresh lemon juice1/4 oz Simple syrup (optional, for a slightly sweeter drink)1/2 unit Egg white (optional, silky texture)

Garnish & Glass Prep

1 tsp Superfine sugar (for glass rim)1 unit Lemon wedge (for wetting rim and garnish)1 unit Lemon twist (optional garnish)6 cubes Ice (for shaking)

Method

Cocktail

Prepare the glass

Rub the lemon wedge around the rim of a chilled coupe or martini glass. Dip the rim lightly into the superfine sugar spread on a small plate to create a sugar rim. Set the glass aside.

Combine ingredients

Add the cognac, orange liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup (if using) into a cocktail shaker. If using egg white, add it now.

Dry shake (if using egg white)

If you've added egg white, shake the mixture vigorously without ice for about 10–15 seconds to emulsify and build foam.

Shake with ice

Add ice cubes to the shaker and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted.

Strain and serve

Double-strain the cocktail into the prepared sugar-rimmed chilled coupe or martini glass using a hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer (if available) to ensure a smooth texture and to remove ice shards and egg white foam debris.

Garnish

Express a lemon twist over the drink to release oils, then drop it in or hang it on the rim. Alternatively, rest the lemon wedge used earlier on the rim.

Cleanup & Notes

Discard used ice and wash shaker and strainers. Taste and adjust sweetness on future batches by altering the simple syrup amount. For a more tart Sidecar, increase lemon juice slightly; for a richer version, use 2.25 oz cognac and 0.75 oz liqueur.