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Sour · Cognac

Sidecar

The brandy sour, dressed up.

Cognac, orange liqueur and lemon — the Margarita's sophisticated European cousin. A sugar rim is optional but classic.

Ingredients

  • Cognac50 ml
  • Triple sec20 ml
  • Fresh lemon juice20 ml

Garnish

Sugar rim, orange twist

Method

  1. 1Rim a coupe with sugar, if you like.
  2. 2Shake all ingredients hard with ice.
  3. 3Double-strain into the chilled coupe.
The lesson

Spirit + liqueur + citrus — the exact skeleton of the Margarita, different base. The templates repeat across the whole canon.

Cuando dominas el sour, el siguiente paso es diseñar el tuyo. El método detrás de un original, en The Lab →

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