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The sidecar is a cocktail traditionally made with brandy (usually cognac), orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, dry curaçao, or a triple sec), and lemon juice. It became popular in Paris and London in the early 1920s. Common modifications of the original recipe are a sugar rim, added sugar syrup, and an orange twist or lemon twist.
The Ritz Sidecar is a cocktail known as one of the most expensive [1] drinks in the world and is a variant of the more common Sidecar. The drink was invented by Colin Peter Field [2] and is served at the Bar Hemingway at the Hôtel Ritz Paris. The cognac used is made of pre-phylloxera grapes. [1] As of 2017, the price is €1,500. [3]
French 75 is a cocktail made from gin, champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 Cocktail, or in French simply a Soixante Quinze (Seventy Five). The drink dates to World War I, and an early form was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris—later Harry's New York Bar—by barman Harry MacElhone.
Directions. For optional sugar rim, swipe a cut lemon around the rim of a cocktail glass and dip in sugar to coat. Combine cognac, lemon juice, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and ...
French 75 Cocktail. A French 75 is light and bubbly and perfect for celebrations! It begins with a base of gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. After shaking with ice, pop a bottle of bubbly to ...
33 drinks: Alexander. Made with cognac, cocoa liqueur (crème de cacao), and cream. [2] Americano. Made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and for the sparkling version, club soda and garnished with a slice of lemon. [3] Angel face. Made with gin, apricot brandy and calvados in equal amounts.
Corpse reviver #2. Shake ingredients together in a mixer with ice. Strain into chilled glass. Garnish with orange zest. The corpse reviver #2 as described in the Savoy Cocktail Book is the most commonly drunk of the corpse revivers, and consists of equal parts gin, lemon juice, curaçao (commonly Cointreau), Kina Lillet (now usually replaced ...
The origin of the cocktail is usually credited to Harry MacElhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris in the 1930s as a derivative of the sidecar. [3] [4] However, competing theories exist that claim the cocktail was created at The Berkeley in approximately 1921, or in French brothels as an apéritif for consumption by the prostitutes.