Sidecar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2021

    

The sidecar is a member of the daisy family of cocktails: a strong spirit, balanced by citrus and a flavored liquid sweetener, most often in the form of orange liqueur.

SERVES Makes 1 cocktail

Sidecar

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The story most often proffered regarding the sidecar's origin is that it was created at Harry's New York Bar in Paris during the First World War for an eccentric American captain who used to arrive at the bar in a chauffeur-driven sidecar. ...

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