Biggles Sidecar

Serve in a Martini glass...
2	fl oz	Cognac
½	fl oz	King's Ginger Liqueur
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1	dash	Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters
½	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Fresh ginger & lemon slices

Comment:

The idea was to make a riff on an Aviation (see Biggles Aviation) but ginger cries out for cognac so we also ended up with this ginger Sidecar.

About:

Created in 2008 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at The Cabinet Room, London, England. As a kid I was an avid reader of the Biggles books.

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