Gennaro's Sidecar

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1⁄2 oz Pallini Limoncello liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

My version of the established Jamie's Italian Gennaro's Sidecar is a tad boozier than the original, but retains the balance between sweet limoncello liqueur and tart lemon juice.

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Variant:

SidecarSidecar (Difford's recipe

History:

Adapted from a popular drink on the menu of Jamie's Italian restaurant and bar chain.
See: Sidecar cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Gennaro's Sidecar contains 128 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19.79% alc./vol. (19.79° proof)
  • 18.3 grams of pure alcohol

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BP Hoogstraaten’s Avatar BP Hoogstraaten
22nd March at 16:45
It was okay, maybe I try one more with another limoncello instead our homemade strong limoncello
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
10th January at 01:22
A very solid sidecar variation. I made mine with Pierre Ferrand 1840. Tart with grape notes from the cognac and a touch of sweetness from the limoncello.
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Ryan Harrold’s Avatar Ryan Harrold
5th September 2024 at 09:02
This is quite a nice riff on a Sidecar, with the Limoncello coming through, giving this drink a nice sour & tart kick to a classic Sidecar, making this drink quite pleasant
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David Million’s Avatar David Million
24th June 2024 at 15:39
This is just the ticket! Got two bottles of limoncello that needed using. I used Remy for the cognac part but otherwise stuck to the recipe. Think I just found my go to cocktail!
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
1st May 2024 at 18:54
I went with Armagnac (Domaine Tariquet) instead of Cognac. For me, more subtle. Each to their own, of course; taste is the most mysterious of our five senses.
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Nick Marks’ Avatar Nick Marks
1st January 2024 at 17:03
Perfection, nice and tart, sour but with a sweet back edge, lovely cocktail
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Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
25th October 2023 at 03:53
Replaced the chilled water by 1/4 oz extra cognac (ABK6 VSOP) and used A. de Fussigny orange cognac liqueur, which is fairly orangey as such liqueurs go. No Pallini so used Bellini limoncello liqueur, figuring that was close enough. Lemons from Albertson’s, not Amalfi. Added a couple lemon twists to the shaker and garnished with lemon zest to be sure it was lemony enough. It was. Excellent!
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
5th July 2023 at 16:01
Used a blood orange limoncello (so I guess an orangecello?) and it was heavenly.
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
20th September 2022 at 20:32
Very close to the Lady's Sidecar in overall flavor. Maybe a little more balanced and definitely not as dry. It's interesting because this one "flip-flops" the sour/sweet notes vs the Lady's Sidecar. This one starts with the sweetness of the Limoncello and finishes with more of the citrus sour tones. Very nice though.
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Richard Christmas’ Avatar Richard Christmas
3rd March 2022 at 19:29
Delicious! And beautifully balanced. There is no point in trying to tinker with this one.
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