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Unicar

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (27)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 1⁄2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
3⁄4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

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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 orange zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Unicar contains 221 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 19.61% alc./vol. (39.22° proof)
  • 23.7 grams of pure alcohol

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

History

Inspired by a drink discovered in May 2010 at Babel Bar, Hotel du Rome, Berlin, Germany. Named after a combination of 'Sidecar' and 'Ugni-blanc', the grape from which cognac is most commonly made.

Review

A mismade but fabulously balanced Sidecar inspired this drink.

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Comments & Discussion

Tessa .
I was a bit nervous about this one. Just looked like an awful lot of lemon juice, and you could probably get away with a scant 3/4 oz or heavy 2/3 oz if you wanted to tone down the lemon just a hair. Wouldn’t tinker with it too terribly much though. It really is beautifully balanced and minimalism done right.
score: 1
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$0.30 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 50 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

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