Sidecar Cocktail
Martha and Jamie Oliver make sidecars.
Sidecar
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- Yield Serves 2
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Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons sugar, plus more for glasses
- Juice of 4 limes, plus 2 wedges for glasses and twists for garnish
- 6 tablespoons boiling water
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 3 tablespoons Cointreau
- Ice cubes
Directions
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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.
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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.
oops- video says 3 parts COINTREAU AND 1 PART BRANDY. Sounds like I have been sampling...Anyway- which is it?
oops- video says 3 parts COINTREAU AND 1 PART BRANDY. Sounds like I have been sampling...Anyway- which is it?
The video says 3 parts brandy to 1 part Cointreau. Recipe says the oppisite. Which is the best?
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