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Winter Sidecar
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Winter Sidecar
Photographed in a Retro Coupe
| 1 oz | Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac |
| 3⁄4 oz | Cointreau triple sec liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Absolut Nights Nordic Spice |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Winter spice syrup |
| 4 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- 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.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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.
History:
Created by yours truly in December 2024, utilising newly arrived bottles of cardamom & ginger-flavoured vodka and winter spiced sugar syrup.
Nutrition:
One serving of Winter Sidecar contains 174 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 19.78% alc./vol. (19.78° proof)
- 19.3 grams of pure alcohol
- More After dinner/digestif cocktails
- More Anytime cocktails
- More Christmas & Thanksgiving cocktails
- More Nightcap/sipping cocktails
- More Spicy (e.g. Spicy Fifty) cocktails
- More Winter cocktails
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