Sidecar
- 1½ fluid ounces of cognac or brandy
- ¾ fluid ounce of Cointreau
- ¾ fluid ounce of fresh lemon juice
Make sure the lemon juice is well-strained. Shake all of the ingredients with ice and double strain into a frozen cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
X. Y. Z.
This is a rum Sidecar as it appears in the Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). Replace the cognac with a Spanish-style light rum. Skip the garnish.
Outrigger
This is Beachbum Berry’s tikiesque take on the rum Sidecar. Replace the cognac with an aged Bajan rum. Serve in a sugar-rimmed frozen cocktail glass. Skip the garnish.