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      New Orleans Cocktails

      Martha talks with Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan, who share their cocktail recipes for the sazerac and the sidecar.

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    This traditional sidecar drink recipe is courtesy of Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan, authors of "In the Land of Cocktails."
    The Martha Stewart Show, July Summer 2008
    • Yield Makes 1 cocktail
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    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
    • 1 lemon wedge
    • Ice cubes
    • 2 ounces domestic brandy
    • 1 ounce Cointreau
    • 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
    • 3-inch-long strip of lemon zest

    Directions

    1. Place sugar in a shallow dish or saucer. Run the lemon wedge around the rim of a martini glass and discard. Dip rim in sugar to coat. Fill glass with ice and set aside to chill.

    2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add brandy, Cointreau, and lemon juice; shake vigorously.

    3. Remove ice from glass and discard. Twist lemon peel over glass; strain cocktail into glass. Serve immediately.

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