Sidecar

This Parisian cocktail begins with a simple sweetness, cut by tart lemon, and filled out with the full, fruity body of a delicious cognac.

cocktail Intermediate
clock 5-7 minutes

ingredients and how to craft

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What you need

1.5 parts VSOP
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0.75 parts lemon juice
0.75 parts triple sec

Step-by-step

The Sidecar cocktail being poured into a Croupe glass.

Step 1

Build all ingredients into a shaker.

Step 2

Add ice.

Step 3

Shake and fine strain into a Coupe or Nick & Nora glass.

Step 4

Garnish with a large lemon peel.

Complete your cocktail with

Bottle of Courvoisier VSOP cognac with a white label.

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