Sidecar (”Six Basic Cocktails”) Lyrics

8 parts Cognac or Armagnac

2 parts lemon juice

1 part Cointreau or triple sec

Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon if desired.

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David A. Embury lists the Sidecar as one of “Six Basic Cocktails” in his 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks alongside The Manhattan, The Martini, The Daiquiri, The Old Fashioned, and The Jack Rose.

Most historians of mixology trace the origins of The Sidecar to World War I. Embury credits an American Army captain for the invention and suggests that the drink was named for the captain’s designated mode of transport.

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