Sidecar No. Blue

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1⅔	fl oz	Cognac
¾	fl oz	Lejay Curacao Bleu
¾	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
½	fl oz	Pasteurised egg white

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

Comment:

One orange liqueur, blue curacao, replaces another, triple sec, to give this Sidecar an aquamarine hue.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in February 2016 by Matthias Lataille, London, England.

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