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Sidecarriage

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (37)
Sidecarriage image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1⁄2 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄3 fl oz Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Sidecarriage contains 201 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 17.65% alc./vol. (35.3° proof)
  • 21.3 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created in 2006 by yours truly in London, England.
Sidecar history

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Review

Hints of cider and elderflower come through in this calvados-based Sidecar.

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Comments & Discussion

Caitlin
I enjoyed this drink. I cut the calvados with a little bit of apple-flavoured brandy to give the drink a little more body, as I find calvados is not as bold as other spirits.
score: 0
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
If you can get a bottle, Laird's Bottled-in-Bond apple brandy is pretty wonderful in this. I did also have limited lemon and utilized a 2:1 lime-to-lemon. So there it is. Pretty beautiful, if marginally, mentally too candy-sweet. One of the more flavorful, intense drinks I've tried in recent memory. Even with these ingredients, the Sidecar nod is mad apparent. (17 May 2023, 2:09p)
score: 1
Herbert Brant
I love the addition of Elderflower here, but I'm not as fond of the Calvados replacement for the cognac. The fruitiness of this particular cocktail will appeal to many, but I prefer a sidecar/carriage with a stronger base structure.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Granted I'm comparing apples to oranges here but I found this much more appealing than the IBA specs 5 2 2 Sidecar.
score: 3

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