The other night I went over to a friends house and Sidecar being his favorite drink he made up a batch before dinner. Recipe as follows:

Cognac Sidecar Ingredients:

• 1/4 cognac
• 1/4 triple sec (or Cointreau)
• 1/2 margarita mix (which is the same as sweet and sour)
• juice from half a lemon
• superfine sugar

Directions:

Combine all ingredients including into a shaker then fill with ice. Shake for 15-20 seconds and then strain into a chilled sugar rimmed martini glass.  Prior to making the drink cut a small piece of lemon and rub it around the rim of a chilled martini glass then dip the rim in superfine sugar.

Cognac Sidecar

Verdict:

This cognac sidecar recipe is very easy to drink and very smooth due to their being the same amount of margarita mix as combined alcohol. Some recipes use more alcohol thus the end result being a stronger drink which you may certainly modify the recipe by using less margarita mix. Most sidecar recipes don’t even use a mix and instead use more triple sec which makes it even stronger. You can also substitute cognac with brandy or a fine bourbon. For our drink the brand of cognac used was Hennesy, the triple sec was Dekuyper and the margarita mix was Kirkland Signature.

History of a sidecar:

The sidecar is said to have been created towards the end of World War 1 in Europe, most likely London or Paris. According the Wikipedia, the Ritz hotel in Paris claims origin of the drink.