How to get a Sidecar
An interesting notion that I just came to as I was reading some information over at drinkboy.com and surfing the Bols site.
The similarity between a Margarita and Sidecar is very interesting. Both include orange liqueur and a sour ingredient the only difference is:
- Margarita has tequila, lime juice, salt rim
- Sidecar has brandy, lemon juice, sugar rim
All you have to say when the bartender doesn't know a Sidecar is, "It's a Margarita with brandy and lemon juice instead of tequila and lime juice. Oh, and you sugar the rim instead of salt it."
Bingo!!! You should get a good Sidecar.
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posted by bar.mix.master at 8:09 PM
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I think the "sidecar=brandy margarita" thing can give people the wrong idea. On my last trip to Las Vegas I made it my mission to try ordering a sidecar in every lounge we visited. Generally I got back something a bit too sweet (sometimes garnished with a cherry) but recognizeable. One place, though, gave me a drink garnished with a lime wedge, with what appeared to be a sugar rim. I took a drink, and ACK! It was a _salt_ rim! After the first shock the drink wasn't so bad, since the salt rim went well with the rather sour drink, but it was definitely a "brandy margarita" and _not_ a sidecar.
Also--I've always seen sidecar recipes with lemon juice, not lime. Is lime customary somewhere?
Yeah, I think I was a little tipsy when I wrote that post. Sidecar has lemon juice, not lime. I'm going to edit it some to compensate.
I also when out and tested this theory, and got a decent drink although it was not a Sidecar.
The quest continues.
yau can substitute Hennesy for the Brandy for a real treat!
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