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Two cocktails with sugared rims with bottles of liqueur and a lemon on cutting board in background.
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Sidecar Cocktail Recipe

With the Olympics in Paris this year, the French Sidecar Cocktail is having a heyday. Though it's been around for over 100 years, this delicious cognac-based drink has never gone out of style.
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time1 minute
Course: cocktails
Cuisine: French
Servings: 1
Calories: 168kcal
Author: Kelly Stilwell

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. H by HINE VSOP Cognac
  • ¾ oz. orange liqueur
  • ¾ oz. lemon juice

Instructions

  • Run a lemon wedge around the rim of a coupe glass and dip it in a fairly deep bowl of sugar to coat the rim. Set aside.
  • Add the cognac to a cocktail shaker.
  • Add the Cointreau to the shaker.
  • Add the lemon juice.
  • Fill the shaker with ice cubes and shake well until you can tell the mixture is ice cold.
  • Strain the drink into the sugar-rimmed glasses and serve.

Notes

Serve this drink ice cold. Shake the cocktail with the ice until it's cold, but not too long, as it will become watered down.
The sugar rim is optional, but you may want to add simple syrup to balance the lemon juice.
Feel free to garnish as you wish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.1mg