Mandarine Sidecar

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
3⁄4 oz Mandarine Napoleon liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
2 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of optionally, moisten rim with orange juice and rim with sugar. Lemon zest twist expressed and discarded..
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Sweet and sour brandy and mandarin orange.

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History:

See Sidecar cocktail history.

Nutrition:

One serving of Mandarine Sidecar contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 20.54% alc./vol. (20.54° proof)
  • 19.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
5th October 2024 at 12:24
A serious sour...deep and delicious. We substituted a very light-touch salt and grapefruit rim for the saline solution.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
13th May 2024 at 04:31
Wonderful cocktail. Delightful sour. Did back off the lemon slightly (only because I did not want to cut open another lemon), and it had a great balance. Was a perfect cocktail for an evening.
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Annabelle Egginton ’s Avatar Annabelle Egginton
27th January 2024 at 19:57
Surprisingly refreshing but perhaps too much lemon and tartness for some
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