Citrus Sidecar Cocktail
A citrus-y, not-too-sweet 20s-era cocktail with fresh lemon and an orange twist. Grab your cognac and your flapper dress!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- sugar for rimming glass
- ice
- 3 oz cognac or brandy
- 1 ½ oz triple sec or cointreau
- 1 ½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- orange peel for garnish
Instructions
- Wet a clean cloth with water and run it around the rim of two cocktail glasses. Immediately turn glasses upside-down in a shallow dish of sugar and twist until the rims are coated.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add cognac, triple sec and lemon juice; shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosty.