No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Winter Sidecar
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 fl oz | Cognac (brandy) |
| 3/4 fl oz | Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur |
| 1/2 fl oz | Cardamom & ginger flavoured vodka |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Winter spice syrup |
| 4 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in a Retro Coupe
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- RIM glass with sugar (moisten the outside edge with orange juice and dip into sugar).
- Prepare garnish of mint leaf.
Method
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Winter Sidecar contains 174 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 19.78% alc./vol. (39.56° proof)
- 20.7 grams of pure alcohol
History
Created by yours truly in December 2024, utilising newly arrived bottles of cardamom & ginger-flavoured vodka and winter spiced sugar syrup.
Review
Delicately spicy with gingerbread spiced brandy, cranberry and citrus freshness. Spiced vodka adds flavour and lightens the heaviness of a traditional all-cognac Sidecar.
$1.33 per cocktail*
Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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