Name: Piaggio Vespa Sidecar
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Italian Brandy; 30 ml Amaro; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

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)

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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

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.

Donald Draper

29th October 2022 at 11:57

Using 10ml creme de cassis instead of sugar syrup is also delicious.

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.