Name: Vodka Sidecar
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 22.5 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 7.5 ml Chilled water

Vodka Sidecar
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Ketel One Vodka
³⁄₄ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₄ oz	Chilled water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lemon juice and dip into salt).
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Some will question the use of vodka in a Sidecar but it contributes to the clean freshness of this aperitivo.

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History:

Recipe by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Vodka Sidecar contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
20.9% alc./vol. (20.9° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Jim G

29th March at 15:35

Very close to a Lemon Drop. Regardless both recipes are a hit. I use Mandarin Napoleon orange liqueur.

John Hinojos

26th April 2024 at 01:01

Love the different citrus tastes with each sip. The bitterness of the orange comes through with the clean taste of the vodka. This is perfect time to use your mid to upper range vodka in your drinks cabinet. We used Ultra 34 by Purity out of Sweden.

Dávid Ugróczi

21st July 2023 at 21:14

I just tried it with bison grass vodka (my favourite vodka for some time now). It is very much a citrus-forward drink, definitely has a 'clean' taste. I still prefer the brandy/cognac based Sidecar but it's an interesting twist for sour-lovers.