Biggles Sidecar

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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.

Nutrition:

There are approximately 211 calories in one serving of Biggles Sidecar.

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