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A Sidecar cocktail in a couple glass with an orange rind twist next to it

Classic Sidecar Cocktail

A traditional recipe for the classic 1920s Sidecar, with cognac, dry Curaçao and lemon juice.
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Ingredients

  • ice
  • 2 oz Hardy Rare XO Cognac
  • 1½ oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
  • ¾ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • orange twist for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Fill cocktail shaker with ice; add cognac, curaçao and lemon juice. Shake well, then strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with orange twist.