Piaggio Vespa Sidecar

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Italian Brandy
1 oz Amaro Montenegro
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A bittersweet Italian aperitivo riff on the classic Sidecar. Tasty it is too.

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History:

Created in July 2020 by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Piaggio Vespa Sidecar contains 202 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 17.72% alc./vol. (17.72° proof)
  • 16.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Ruth Harvey’s Avatar Ruth Harvey
14th February at 16:52
The sidecar was one of the first cocktails that MrH and I enjoyed together....after all this time, this version was a fitting twist to enjoy together on 💘 valentine's day.
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Donald Draper’s Avatar Donald Draper
29th October 2022 at 11:57
Using 10ml creme de cassis instead of sugar syrup is also delicious.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
7th June 2022 at 00:05
Perfect. Had this to celebrate D-Day and my father's birthday (June 6). My father was stationed in East Anglia for the D-Day invasion. This was a great aperitif and a wonderful rift on the sidecar.
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