Spiced sidecar
- Hannah Guinness
Published: November 2, 2020 at 5:16 PM
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Serves 1
Easy
Total time: 5 mins
+ Infusing
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A warming, cold-weather cocktail made using homemade spiced brandy. Omit the spices for a classic sidecar cocktail, or try using bourbon if you can’t find cognac
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Try our sidecar cocktail recipe then check out our classic sidecar cocktail, espresso martini and more Christmas cocktail recipes. Also mix up more classic American cocktails, including a sazerac, old fashioned and Manhattan cocktail.
Ingredients
Nutrition
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2 tbsp caster sugar
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50ml spiced cognac or cognac
(see below)
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25ml Cointreau
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25ml lemon juice
plus a lemon wedge for the glass
SPICED COGNAC
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4 cardamom pods
bruised
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1 cinnamon stick
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1 star anise
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2 small slices ginger
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200ml cognac
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal210
- fat0.1g
- carbs11.3g
- sugars11.2g
- fibre0.1g
- protein0.2g
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Method
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step 1
To make the spiced cognac, put all of the spices and the ginger in the cognac and leave to infuse for 30-45 minutes, tasting after 30 minutes. Leave for longer if you’d like an extra spicy flavour. This will make enough for four drinks, but if you’d like to infuse a whole bottle (around 70cl), then triple the quantities.
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step 2
To make the sidecar, put the caster sugar on a saucer and rub a lemon wedge round the rim of a small coupe glass. Dip the glass rim into the sugar, like you would a margarita glass with salt. Put the rest of the cocktail ingredients in a cocktail shaker, fill with ice and shake well before straining into the frosted coupe glass.
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Authors
Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer
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