The Sidecar thread...
Mar 19, 2009 | 10:54 pm
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The Sidecar thread...
I came across an article about sidecars and I am looking for the tread: "Who did I just have my first sidecar with" but for the life of me can not find it.....
So here's the reference in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000
And here's to Rudi - happy belated birthday :-)
Reference is here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/5336756-post49.html
So here's the reference in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000
The sidecar, simple? You've fallen into the classic trap.
This timeless cocktail relies on three simple ingredients: brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice. That simplicity obscures a more confusing reality. By slightly shifting the three, you can emerge with more than a half-dozen notably different drinks. Cocktail books are all over the map. Under the sidecar rubric can be found the crazy tart, fiercely boozy or marginally potable.
This timeless cocktail relies on three simple ingredients: brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice. That simplicity obscures a more confusing reality. By slightly shifting the three, you can emerge with more than a half-dozen notably different drinks. Cocktail books are all over the map. Under the sidecar rubric can be found the crazy tart, fiercely boozy or marginally potable.
And here's to Rudi - happy belated birthday :-)
Reference is here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/5336756-post49.html
Last edited by roesner; Mar 19, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Mar 20, 2009 | 3:25 am
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Great memory and great memories - thank you.
this FlyerTalk cookbook link shows the original link to With whom did I just have my first Sidecar?, but that one doesn't work anymore.
lost in cyberspace!?
here is another San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner article about that crazy swiss guy ...
this FlyerTalk cookbook link shows the original link to With whom did I just have my first Sidecar?, but that one doesn't work anymore.
lost in cyberspace!?
here is another San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner article about that crazy swiss guy ...
Last edited by Rudi; Mar 20, 2009 at 3:47 am
Mar 20, 2009 | 5:46 am
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I'm struggling to see why this is appropriate for Communitybuzz!, so I'm going to move it across to DiningBuzz!
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Mar 20, 2009 | 1:30 pm
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I came across an article about sidecars and I am looking for the tread: "Who did I just have my first sidecar with" but for the life of me can not find it.....
So here's the reference in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000
So here's the reference in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000
I prefer the 1.5 oz Brandy, .5 oz Orange Liqueur, 1 oz lemon juice proportions, close to the original Margarita proportions.
The first I recall making used bar "well" stock, Korbel Brandy, Domestic Triple Sec, but always fresh squeezed lemon juice, de rigeur back in the years when classic cocktails still prevailed.
Fancy "Call" Sidecars used Cointreau and one of the lesser French brandies, Armagnac being less chic and cheaper back then.
I'm happy with the standard Mexican Hotel Bar version, "Presidente" Brandy (or the sweeter "Fundador", also from Domeq, Mexican "Controy" (cheap) and fresh squeezed juice (ideally from a blend which is 1/2 lemon, 1/4 lime, 1/4 orange).
The drink flies many angels above the general run of cocktails.